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facts or details about somebody/something 信息；消息；情报；资料 a piece of information 一则消息 What was your main source of information for your article? 你的文章的主要信息来源是什么？ The documents contain confidential personal information. 这些文件包含机密的个人信息。 More detailed information is not yet available. 目前还没有更详细的信息。 He refused to comment before he had seen all the relevant information. 在看到全部相关资料之前他拒绝评论。 We will need a little more background information. 我们需要更多的背景信息。 to collect/gather/obtain/receive information 收集／搜集／获取／接收信息 to give/share/pass on information 传递/分享/传递信息 Your local council can provide information on sports facilities in your area. 你的地方议会可以提供你所在地区体育设施的信息。 - information about somebody/something
For more information about the project, click on the link below. 有关该项目的更多信息，请单击下面的链接。 How can I get information about enrolling on the course? 我怎样才能获得课程注册信息？ - information on somebody/something
For further information on the diet, write to us at this address. 欲知规定饮食的详情，请按这个地址给我们写信。 The guidelines are based on the latest scientific information. 这些指南是基于最新的科学信息。 Our information is that the police will shortly make an arrest. 我们得到的情报是，警察不久就要逮捕人了。 - for the information of somebody
This leaflet is produced for the information of (= to inform) our customers. 这张传单是为向我们的顾客提供信息而印制的。 - according to somebody's information
According to my information (= according to what I have been told) work was due to start last week. 据我所知，工作预定于上周开始。 You can go to the information desk for help. 你可以去服务台请求帮助。
Express Yourself Asking for informationsee also black information, freedom of informationAsking for information 询问信息 When you want to find something out, it sounds more polite if you can phrase your questions in an indirect way: 用间接的方式询问所需的信息听起来更礼貌： Could you tell me the best way to get to Paddington station, please? 您能告诉我去帕丁顿车站的最佳路线吗？
Do you happen to know whether Amy Brown works here? 你可知道艾米 · 布朗是否在这里工作？
I wonder whether/if you can help me. I'm trying to find out which number to call for reservations. 不知道您能否帮帮我，我想知道打哪个号码可以预订。
Extra ExamplesThe book is full of information on the construction of bridges. 这本书充满了关于桥梁建设的信息。 At the moment we have very little information to go on. 眼下我们掌握的信息太少，无法采取进一步行动。 Do you have the information I need? 你有我需要的信息吗？ Further information is available on request. 详情备索。 Have you dug up any further information on the suspect? 你挖掘到有关嫌疑人的进一步信息了吗？ It is alleged that he gave false information to the tax authorities. 据称他向税务机关提供了虚假信息。 It was improper of the broker to withhold the information from the stock exchange. 经纪人向证券交易所隐瞒信息的行为是不正当的。 James is able to retain an enormous amount of factual information in his head. 詹姆斯能够在头脑中贮存大量的事实信息。 New information will be posted on the internet twice a month. 新信息在因特网上每月发布两次。 Portable computers are good for accessing information while on the move. 便携式电脑长于在移动中存取信息。 She didn't volunteer that information, and I didn't ask. 她没有主动提供那条消息，我也没问。 She let slip a few nuggets of information about herself. 她泄露了几条与自身相关的重要信息。 Someone leaked information to the press. 有人向媒体泄露了消息。 The French and British police will exchange information on wanted criminals. 英法两国警方将互相交换关于通缉犯的情报。 The internet allows us to share information with our distributors. 因特网使我们能够与分销商共享信息。 The information flows in both directions. 信息是双向流动的。 The leaflet provides contact information for your local branch. 小册子中有您所在的当地分公司的联系方式。 The police are still questioning witnesses and gathering information. 警方仍在讯问目击者以搜集信息。 The research has yielded a lot of information. 这项研究产生了大量信息。 The two countries exchange information on wanted criminals. 两国互相交换关于通缉犯的情报。 The way you present the information is important. 你呈现信息的方式很重要。 There are legal constraints on the use of price-sensitive information. 对于价格敏感信息的使用有法律限制。 They passed on the information about the crime to the police. 他们把犯案的信息传给了警方。 This is the information age and there's an insatiable appetite for data and speed. 现在是信息时代，对数据与速度有一种永不满足的追求。 a court order preventing an ex-employee from disclosing confidential information 防止离职雇员泄露机密信息的法庭命令 a reward for information leading to an arrest 对有助于逮捕疑犯的信息的奖励 an interesting piece of information 一条有趣的消息 an organization that collects and disseminates information about women in science 搜集并传播有关科学界女性信息的组织 basic information like date of birth and phone number 出生日期和电话号码之类的基本信息 database systems that process and store information 处理和存贮信息的数据库系统 financial information concerning a company 一家公司的财务信息 general information about the company as a whole 关于整个公司的总体信息 information gained from research 从研究中获得的信息 information relating to the social background of the child 与孩子的社会背景相关的信息 software that retrieves information from a variety of different sources 从各种不同来源检索信息的软件 the difficulties of extracting information from government officials 向政府官员套取信息的困难 the latest information on the situation in the Middle East 关于中东局势的最新信息 to improve the flow of information within the company 改善公司内部的信息流动 Do you have any information about local buses? 你有本地公共汽车的信息吗？ For further information, contact us at the above address. 欲知详情，请按上述地址联系我们。 He is accused of giving false information to the police. 他被指控向警方提供假情报。 Information is stored on their computerized databases. 信息存储在他们的电脑数据库里。 Log onto our website for the most up-to-date information. 登录我们的网站获取最新信息。 One piece of information was particularly interesting. 有一条信息特别有趣。 The information was passed on by the immigration service. 信息是由移民局传递的。 The meeting is really to exchange information. 会议真的是为了交流信息。 This information is strictly confidential. 这资料是绝对保密的。 This letter is for information only. 这封信仅供参考。 We do not give out this information over the phone. 我们不会通过电话提供这些信息。 You will need to collect as much information as possible. 你需要收集尽可能多的信息。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- accurate
- correct
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- item
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- contain
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- pertain to something
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- according to information
- for somebody’s information
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a phone service that you can use to find out a person's phone number 信息源泉；知识宝库 data that is processed, stored or sent by a computer 信息；消息；情报；资料 Algorithms are essential to the way computers process information. 算法对计算机处理信息的方式至关重要。
what is represented by a particular arrangement or sequence of things 信息；消息；情报；资料 the transfer of genetic information from DNA to RNA 基因信息从脱氧核糖核酸到核糖核酸的转移
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Word Originlate Middle English (also in the sense ‘formation of the mind, teaching’), via Old French from Latin informatio(n-), from the verb informare ‘shape, fashion, describe’, from in- ‘into’ + forma ‘a form’.
Idioms
for your information
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written on documents that are sent to somebody who needs to know the information in them but does not need to deal with them （文件）仅供参考 - (informal)
used to tell somebody that they are wrong about something （指出对方弄错）需要提醒你的是，需要说明的是
a mine of information/data (about/on somebody/something)
a person, book, etc. that can give you a lot of information on a particular subject 信息源泉；知识宝库 This book is a mine of information on the Romans. 这部书就是一座关于罗马人的信息宝库。 The internet can be a mine of information. 互联网可以成为信息的宝库。 The questionnaire results proved to be a rich mine of empirical data. 调查问卷的结果证明是丰富的经验数据。