tip off
phrasal verbtip somebody off (about something)
- (informal)
to warn somebody about something that is going to happen or has happened, especially something illegal 暗中警告，私下告诫，密报（尤指非法的事情） Three men were arrested after police were tipped off about the raid. 警方获得有关袭击的密报后，逮捕了三个人。 An informant tipped me off as to where he was seen last. 一个线人向我透露了他最后一次出现的地点。 - tip somebody off that…
They were tipped off that he might be living in Wales. 他们探得风声，他现在可能住在威尔士。