in‧for‧ma‧tion S1 W1 / ɪnfəmeɪʃ ə n $ -fər- / 名词 [不可数名词]

1 facts or details that tell you something about a situation, person, event etc :

I need more information.

information that

We have received information that Grant may have left the country.

information about/on

The book contains information about a wide variety of subjects.

my/our etc information is (= used to say what you know about a situation )

My information is that Gary wants to stay with the club.

Grammar

Information is an uncountable 名词 and has no 复数形式 form. Use a singular 动词 after it :

The information was not passed on to the hospital.

Register

In everyday English, in informal contexts, people often use the expression tell someone something rather than using the 名词 information : I wonder if you could give me some information about your childhood. ➔ I wonder if you could tell me something about your childhood.

2 American English the telephone service which provides telephone numbers to people who ask for them 同义词 directory enquiries British English

3 for your information spoken used when you are telling someone that they are wrong about a particular fact :

For your information, I’ve worked as a journalist for six years.

4 for information only written on copies of letters and documents that are sent to someone who needs to know about them but does not have to deal with them → inside information at inside 3 ( 2 )

— informational 形容词

COLLOCATIONS

ADJECTIVES/NOUN + information

useful/valuable The information he gave me was very useful.

correct/accurate Are you sure this information is correct?

wrong/false He was jailed for providing false information to the police.

relevant (= about the subject you are interested in ) Some of the information in the article is not particularly relevant.

confidential/secret That information was confidential and should not have been passed on.

more/further/additional information For more information, visit our website.

new information The police have received new information about the case.

the latest information (= information that has been discovered very recently ) We have access to all the latest information.

the necessary information This leaflet should provide you with all the necessary information.

detailed information More detailed information is available free on request.

financial/economic information The financial information contained in the report is based on the company’s audited accounts.

background information (= information explaining what happened before the present situation ) He gave us some background information about the trial.

动词

have information Do you have any information about coach trips to Oxford?

contain information The documents contained top secret information.

get/receive information It is vital that people receive the information they need.

give/provide information a booklet giving information about local education services

collect/gather information The job consisted of gathering information about consumer needs.

need information When I needed information for my report, Jack was always extremely helpful.

look for information ( also seek information formal ) Journalists going to the building to seek information were denied entry.

exchange information (= give information to each other ) The meetings provided an opportunity to exchange information.

disseminate information formal (= give it to a lot of people ) The internet plays a key role in disseminating information.

短语

a piece/bit of information ( also an item of information formal ) He provided me with several useful pieces of information.

a source of information (= someone or something that can provide information ) Newspapers are valuable sources of information.