tip off

短语

向...泄露, 暗中通知某人

发音

AU

词形变化

tipped off tipping off tips off 三单 tips off tipping off 现在分词 tipped off 过去式 tipped off 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To alert or inform (someone), especially confidentially.

    习语 及物

    An anonymous caller tipped off the police that the suspect would be in the area.

    Someone must have tipped him off. [A likely explanation for why he has disappeared.]

  2. 2.

    To put the ball in play by throwing it up between two opponents.

    体育 游戏
  3. 3.

    To put the ball in play by throwing it up between two opponents.

    To begin.

    体育 游戏

    The game tips off in an hour, so hurry back!

  4. 4.

    To pour out (liquor); to tip the vessel and drink until it is empty.

    废旧 及物
  5. 5.

    To use a particular brush technique for producing a flawless surface on a wet coat of paint.

    不及物 及物 艺术

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