tip off

釋義

1. tip sb off (about sth)

   暗中警告，私下告誡，密報（尤指非法的事情）

   to warn sb about sth that is going to happen, especially sth illegal

   Three men were arrested after police were tipped off about the raid.警方獲得有關襲擊的密報後，逮捕了三個人。

電影裡這樣說 · 19 部

• I'll tip off the press.Cruella2021
• Yeah, yeah. It was the tip-off for Oswald, you know?Slacker1990
• I tipped off the police.Watchmen2009
• What do you mean, tipped off? They know where we are?Lord of War2005
• The cocksucker tipped off the cops, and got Mr Brown and Mr Blue killed.Reservoir Dogs1992
• So he put the idea in our heads to tip off the cops.Once Upon a Time in America1984
• Can you believe that? How'd he get tipped off?Fantastic Mr. Fox2009
• as they tip off another season, looking to get back into the play-off picture.Trainwreck2015

在完整場景裡學

• 都市浪人1990
  • 講夢裡分裂出的現實：crossed my mind（閃過腦海）
  • 口述宣言沒人記錄：in their right mind（神志正常）
  • 街頭講登月陰謀論：cover-up（掩蓋真相）
• 落水狗1992
  • 餐桌爭論麥當娜歌曲：lose my train of thought（思路被打斷）
  • 為一美元小費吵翻：world's smallest violin（假惺惺的同情）
  • 哄重傷同伴撐回倉庫：a degree in medicine（諷刺對方裝懂）

同一詞條的短語

• on the tip of your tongue
• the tip of the iceberg
• it is tipping down
• tip the balance
• tip your hand
• tip the scales at
• tip the wink
• I take my hat off to
• tip up