information
noun
ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃən noun
1 facts or details that tell you something about a situation, person, event etc information is an uncountable noun. Do not say ‘informations’ or ‘an information’. information是不可数名词。不要说 informations 或 an information。
I need more information.
我需要更多信息。
[+ that ]
We have received information that Grant may have left the country.
我们得到消息，格兰特可能已经离开了这个国家。
[+ about/on ]
The book contains information about a wide variety of subjects.
这本书内容丰富而广泛。
The guide will provide you with information about the area.
导游将给你提供该地区的资料。
further/additional/more etc information
For further information, call the number below.
欲知详情，请拨打下面的电话号码。
gather/ collect information
The survey didn’t collect any information about temporary workers.
这次调查没有收集临时工的资料。
The book is packed with useful information .
这本书里全是有用的信息。
She sent me detailed information about the project.
她把关于这个项目的详细材料都给我送来了。
I’ve one or two useful pieces of information to pass on to you.
我有一两则有用的消息告诉你。
my/our etc information is (used to say what you know about a situation) 我/我们等得到的消息是〔用于传达所了解到的关于某情况的消息〕
My information is that Gary wants to stay with the club.
我得到的消息说，加里想呆在俱乐部里。
2 the telephone service which provides telephone numbers to people who ask for them [美] 电话号码查询服务; AmE BrE
3
for your information
used when you are telling someone that they are wrong about a particular fact [口] 不妨告诉你一下〔用来纠正别人的错误〕 spoken
For your information, I’ve worked as a journalist for six years.
不妨告诉你一下，我做记者已有六年了。
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 仅供参考〔写在信件和文件的副本上，发给需要知道的人，但对方不用处理〕