INFORMATION1 information2 a collection of information3 to write down information4 providing a lot of informationRELATED WORDSsee alsoKNOW/NOT KNOWDETAILFIND OUTSUMMARIZESPREAD (2)1 information 信息information /ˌɪnfəʳˈmeɪʃən/ [uncountable noun]facts or details about a situation, event, person, place etc 信息；资料 We need more information before we make a decision. 在作决定前我们需要更多信息。information about/on The book contains information on how to find a job abroad. 这本书有如何在国外找工作的信息。 I'm looking for some information about breast cancer research. 我在查找一些有关乳腺癌研究的资料。give/provide information The tourist office will be able to give you the information you need. 旅游局可以提供你所需的信息。 The Web site provides the latest information on Medicare and Medicaid. 该网站提供有关医疗保健制度和医疗补助制度的最新信息。further informationwrittenmore information 【书面】更多信息 For further information, please write to the following address. 若需更多信息，请写信至下列地址。piece of information Ray just told me an interesting piece of information. 雷刚跟我讲了条有趣的信息。detailed informationcontaining a lot of facts 详细信息 The guidebook has detailed information about the hotels in the area. 这本指南载有该地区旅馆的详细信息。fact /fækt/ [countable noun usually plural]a piece of information that can be proved to be true 事实，真相 I'm not interested in your opinions - I just want to know the facts. 我对你的观点没有兴趣，我只想了解事实真相。fact about It's important that young people learn the facts about drugs. 让年轻人了解毒品的真相是重要的。 The book is full of interesting facts about plant life. 这本书中全都是有关植物生命的有趣事情。fact that He's never tried to hide the fact that he spent time in jail. 他从不掩饰自己坐过牢的事实。details /ˈdiːteɪlzǁdɪˈteɪlz/ [plural noun]all the smaller pieces of information that you need to know about something that you already know about in a general way 细节，详细情况 There's a big jazz festival in May. I'll give you the details if you want. 5月份有个大型爵士音乐节，你需要的话我会向你提供详细情况。details of/about The details of specific cases cannot be made public. 具体案例的详细情况不可以公开。 The doctor asked me for details about my eating and exercise habits. 医生向我询问了我的饮食和锻炼习惯的细节。provide/give details He said the meeting was next month, but he didn't give any specific details. 他说会议在下个月召开，但没有说任何具体细节。further detailswrittenmore details 【书面】详情 For further details, contact the conference organizer. 欲知详细情况请与大会组织者联系。full detailsall the details 全部细节 Full details about the company's plans will be announced in several months. 该公司规划的全部细节将于几个月后公布。info /ˈɪnfəʊ/ [uncountable noun]especially spokeninformation 【尤口】信息；资料 Sandra will give you all the info you need. 桑德拉会把你所需要的全部资料给你。info on/about For more info on the show, call this number. 若需了解更多的演出信息可致电此号码。 The dinosaur exhibit is pretty neat with lots of info about each period. 恐龙展览很有条理，每个时期都有大量的资料。material /məˈtɪəriəl/ [uncountable noun]information that is used when you write a story, article, speech etc 〔故事、文章、演讲等的〕素材，资料 There wasn't enough material to write a whole book. 写一本书素材不够。 I've been unable to find any reference material on the subject of interracial adoptions. 有关不同种族间收养孩子的题目，我未能找到任何参考资料。 The stories he collected became material for the biography he is now writing. 他收集的故事成了他现在正在写的那本传记的素材。data /ˈdeɪtə, ˈdɑːtə/ [uncountable noun]facts, numbers, and other information that have been collected and stored, especially on a computer 〔尤指电脑内的〕资料；数据 This computer can store as much data as many larger models. 这台电脑能够储存与许多更大型的电脑一样多的数据。 He has to trawl through vast amounts of economic data. 他得在大量的经济资料中搜索。data on/about The spacecraft has sent back new data about Jupiter's atmosphere. 这艘宇宙飞船送回了有关木星的大气的新资料。2 a collection of information 一组信息file /faɪl/ [countable noun]a collection of information, about a person, subject etc that is kept by an organization such as a school, a company, or the police 文件；档案 Only a few people are allowed to see these files. 只有少数几个人才被允许阅读这些文档。file on Could you bring me the file on the West murder, please? 请把韦斯特谋杀案的档案拿给我好吗？keep a file on somebody/something The FBI keeps files on all suspected terrorists. 联邦调查局存有所有恐怖分子嫌疑人的档案。keep something on filestore it in a file 把某物存档 We keep copies of all applications on file. 我们把所有申请书都存档。record /ˈrekɔːdǁ-ərd/ [countable noun usually plural]information that is collected gradually over a long period of time, so that it can be looked at when necessary 档案，记录 Our records are continually updated. 我们的档案在不断更新。medical/personnel/criminal etc record According to your medical records, you had an operation five years ago. 根据病历，你五年前动过一次手术。 I've checked the student records, and I can't find any mention of her name. 我查阅了学生档案，但找不到任何有关她名字的记载。record of The records of births, marriages, and deaths were all destroyed in the fire. 出生、结婚和死亡的记录全都毁于这场火灾。keep a recordwrite down details of things as they happen 记录 Keep a record of all your expenses during the trip. 把旅行途中的所有花费都记录下来。database /ˈdeɪtəˌbeɪs/ [countable noun]a very large collection of information kept on a computer 〔电脑中的〕数据库，资料库 We can check the database to see whether the book is in stock. 我们可以查一下数据库，看看这本书是否有货。database of The company has a database of over 23,000 hotels that allow pets. 该公司有个资料库，收录着23,000多家允许带宠物的旅馆。3 to write down information 写下信息write down /ˌraɪt ˈdaʊn/ [transitive phrasal verb]write something down If I don't write his phone number down now, I'll forget it. 现在如果我不把他的电话号码写下来，就会忘记的。write down something Make a chart and write down the results of the experiment. 画个图表并把实验结果记下来。 He wrote down all the prices in a little notebook. 他把所有价格都记在一个小记事本上。record /rɪˈkɔːʳd/ [transitive verb]to write down information or store it on a computer, so that it can be looked at later, especially official information about numbers or amounts 记录，记载〔尤数量等正式资料〕 Only 13 cases of this disease have ever been recorded. 这种疾病只有13例有记载。 The meteorological office recorded the lowest rainfall in 10 years. 气象局记录了十年来最少的降雨量。4 providing a lot of information 提供大量信息informative /ɪnˈfɔːʳmətɪv/ [adjective]providing a lot of new or useful information 提供大量信息的，增进知识的 The lecture was very informative and helpful. 讲座使人增长见闻，很有帮助。 Jim found the library staff friendly and informative. 吉姆觉得图书馆工作人员态度亲切、有问必答。 The informative newsletter is published once every two months. 这种资料丰富的简报每两个月出版一期。enlightening /ɪnˈlaɪtənɪŋ/ [adjective]formalproviding a lot of new or useful information 【正式】提供大量新信息的，富于启迪的 The President described his conversation with the Russian leader as enlightening. 总统把他和俄罗斯领导人的对话称作富有启发性。 She has given us some truly enlightening insights into the subject of personality disorders. 她对个性障碍这一问题向我们提供了一些十分具有启发性的深刻见解。
