tip someone off

Related to word: tip

片語動詞

Definition

  1. C2Verb + that

    to confidentially alert someone about an upcoming event, enabling them to take measures or avert its occurrence

    密報給(某人);給予(某人)事先警告

    • She tipped him off that the police were coming to arrest him.

      她密報他警察要來逮捕他。

    • He tipped off his friend to the impending danger to keep him safe.

      他向朋友通報了即將到來的危險,以確保他的安全。

    • The source tipped the reporter off, preventing the scandal from escalating.

      消息來源向記者通報,阻止了醜聞的升級。