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单词 tip-off
释义

tip-off

​noun countable
UK
Other entries for this word
tip off phrasal verb
Word Forms
singulartip-off
pluraltip-offs
DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    ​informala warning or secret information that you give to someone

    The police arrested him after an anonymous tip-off.

    Synonyms and related words
    Warning and warnings
    warning
    notice
    caution
    Synonyms and related words
    Secrets and secretiveness
    secret
    confidentiality
    stealth
  2. 2
    in basketball, an occasion when the ball is thrown into the air in order to start play
    Synonyms and related words
    Basketball
    backboard
    basket
    basketball

tip-off

​noun countable
US
Other entries for this word
tip off phrasal verb
Word Forms
singulartip-off
pluraltip-offs
DEFINITIONS3
  1. 1
    ​American​informala sign that something exists or is likely to happen

    I think the fact that she isn’t here should be a tip-off that she isn’t interested.

    Synonyms and related words
    Signs of how things are or what may happen in the future
    sign
    signal
    indication
  2. 2
    in basketball, an occasion when the ball is thrown into the air so that two players can jump up and try to gain control of it
    Synonyms and related words
    Basketball
    backboard
    basket
    basketball
  3. 3
    ​informala warning or secret information that you give to someone

    The police arrested him after an anonymous tip-off.

    Synonyms and related words
    Warning and warnings
    warning
    notice
    caution
    Synonyms and related words
    Secrets and secretiveness
    secret
    confidentiality
    stealth
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