释义 |
Verb: report ri'port- To give an account or representation of in words
- describe, account - Announce as the result of an investigation or experience or finding
"Dozens of incidents of wife beatings are reported daily in this city"; "The team reported significant advances in their research" - Announce one's presence
"I report to work every day at 9 o'clock" - Make known to the authorities
"One student reported the other to the principal" - Be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism
"Snow reported on China in the 1950's" - cover - Complain about; make a charge against
"I reported her to the supervisor" Noun: report ri'port- A written document describing the findings of some individual or group
- study, written report - The act of informing by verbal report
"he heard reports that they were causing trouble" - account - A short account of the news
"the report of his speech" - news report, story, account, write up - A sharp explosive sound (especially the sound of a gun firing)
"they heard a violent report followed by silence" - A written evaluation of a student's scholarship and deportment
"his father signed his report card" - report card - An essay (especially one written as an assignment)
- composition, paper, theme - The general estimation that the public has for a person
"he was a person of bad report" - reputation
Derived forms: reported, reports, reporting See also: reportage, reporter Type of: announce, complain, denote, document, essay, estimate, estimation, info, inform, information, informing, kick, kvetch [N. Amer], making known, news, noise, papers, plain [archaic], quetch, sound off, written document Encyclopedia: Report |