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单词 tip-off
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tip-offnoun [ C usually singular ]

uk/ˈtɪp.ɒf/us/ˈtɪp.ɑːf/informal

a secret warning or piece of secret information:

Acting on a tip-off, the police arrested the drug dealers.
Following a tip-off from a friend, we sold all our shares in the company.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Threats & warnings

  • (I) told you (so)! idiom
  • (just) you wait idiom
  • bell
  • cautionary tale
  • do you want to make something/anything of it? idiom
  • early warning system
  • emergency cord
  • fire a (warning) shot across sb's bow idiom
  • forewarn
  • heads-up
  • notice
  • ring/sound alarm bells idiom
  • siren
  • slap
  • sound
  • tip
  • tip sb off
  • wake-up call
  • warning
  • warning/alarm bells start to ring/sound idiom

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tip-offnoun [ C ]

us/ˈtɪp ˌɔf/infml

a warning or information that something may happen:

He began cutting classes – a tip-off that he was in trouble.
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