inform

verb

OPAL W

/ɪnˈfɔːm/

/ɪnˈfɔːrm/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they inform	/ɪnˈfɔːm/ /ɪnˈfɔːrm/
he / she / it informs	/ɪnˈfɔːmz/ /ɪnˈfɔːrmz/
past simple informed	/ɪnˈfɔːmd/ /ɪnˈfɔːrmd/
past participle informed	/ɪnˈfɔːmd/ /ɪnˈfɔːrmd/
-ing form informing	/ɪnˈfɔːmɪŋ/ /ɪnˈfɔːrmɪŋ/

Phrasal Verbs

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to tell somebody about something, especially in an official way知会；通知；通告
- inform somebody The government took this decision without consulting Parliament or informing the public.政府在没有咨询议会或通知公众的情况下做出了这一决定。
- Have the police been informed?通知警方了吗？
- inform somebody of something Please inform us of any changes of address.地址若有变动请通知我们。
- He went to inform them of his decision.他去通知他们他的决定。
- inform somebody about something The leaflet informs customers about healthy eating.传单告诉顾客健康饮食方面的讯息。
- inform somebody that… I have been reliably informed (= somebody I trust has told me) that the couple will marry next year.我得到可靠消息说他们俩明年结婚。
- I am pleased to inform you that you have won first prize in this month’s competition.我很高兴地通知你，你在本月的比赛中获得了一等奖。
- inform somebody + speech ‘He's already left,’ she informed us.“他已经走了。” 她告诉我们说。
- inform somebody when, where, etc… I have not been informed when the ceremony will take place.没人通知我典礼何时举行。
- Inform me at once if there are any changes in her condition.如果她的情况有任何变化，请立即通知我。
Extra Examples
- A notice informed the guests that formal dress was required.一份通知通知客人需要正装。
- I am not advising you. I am merely informing you of the situation.我不是在给你提建议，我仅仅是把情况告诉你而已。
- I regret to inform you that you have been unsuccessful in your application.我遗憾地通知您，您的申请未能成功。
- Many people questioned whether patients were informed adequately of the risks.许多人质问有关风险是否充分告知了患者。
- Next time you decide to take some action, kindly inform me.你下次再决定采取什么行动，劳驾通知我一声。
- Students are clearly informed that drugs will not be tolerated.学生被明确告知服用兴奋剂是绝对不容许的。
- The clinic is required to inform the patient about possible alternative treatments.按照要求，诊所须告知病人有哪些可供选择的替代疗法。
- We will immediately inform you of any changes to the programme.安排一有变化，我们就马上通知你。
- efforts to inform young people about the dangers of drugs为使年轻人了解毒品危害所作的努力
- I am reliably informed that there are plans to close this school.我得到可靠消息，说有计划要关闭这所学校。
- The newspaper had done little to its readers about the desperate poverty prevailing in New Orleans.报纸对新奥尔良普遍存在的极度贫困没有给读者带来什么好处。
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Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- merely
- simply
- regularly
- …
verb + inform
- be pleased to
- regret to
- be required to
- …
preposition
- about
- of
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inform yourself (of/about something) to find out information about something了解；熟悉
- We need time to inform ourselves thoroughly of the problem.我们需要时间对这个问题有个透彻的了解。
inform something (formal) to have an influence on something对…有影响
- Religion informs every aspect of their lives.宗教影响着他们生活的各个方面。
- These guidelines will be used to inform any future decisions.这些指导方针将用于指导未来的决策。

Word OriginMiddle English enforme, informe ‘give form or shape to’, also ‘form the mind of, teach’, from Old French enfourmer, from Latin informare ‘shape, fashion, describe’, from in- ‘into’ + forma ‘a form’.