1、inform
通知;告知
They would inform him of any progress they had made.
他們會(huì)把他們?nèi)〉玫娜魏芜M(jìn)步都告訴他。
My daughter informed me that she was pregnant.
我女兒告訴我她懷孕了。
告發(fā);檢舉
Somebody must have informed on us.
肯定有人告發(fā)我們了。
Thousands of American citizens have informed on these organized crime syndicates.
數(shù)以千計(jì)的美國(guó)公民檢舉過(guò)這些有組織的犯罪團(tuán)伙。
賦(思想或特質(zhì))于;滲透入
All great songs are informed by a certain sadness and tension.
所有很棒的歌曲都透著某種悲傷和張力。
The concept of the Rose continued to inform the poet's work.
玫瑰的概念持續(xù)貫穿于詩(shī)人的作品中。
2、substance
物質(zhì);物品;東西
There's absolutely no regulation of cigarettes to make sure that they don't include poisonous substances.
根本沒(méi)有法規(guī)來(lái)確保香煙不含有毒物質(zhì)。
The substance that's causing the problem comes from the barley.
引起該問(wèn)題的物質(zhì)來(lái)自大麥。
重要性;重大意義
It's questionable whether anything of substance has been achieved.
是否已經(jīng)取得了任何實(shí)質(zhì)性進(jìn)展還是個(gè)問(wèn)題。
Syria will attend only if the negotiations deal with issues of substance.
只有在談判涉及重大問(wèn)題時(shí)敘利亞才會(huì)參加。