notify

单词辨析:

inform acquaint notify 【导航词义:通知】
inform v. [正式]告知,通知
〔辨析〕

指将事情或信息正式地告知某人。

〔例证〕

We will inform you of any change of time as soon as possible.

时间如有变更,我们将尽快通知你们。

We are glad to inform you that you have been hired.

我们很高兴地通知你,你被聘用了。

The teacher will inform the parents of any progress the pupil has made.

老师会把该学生取得的任何进步都告诉其家长。

acquaint v. [正式]告知
〔辨析〕

指将某事告知某人,通常用于 acquaint sb with sth 结构。

〔例证〕

You need to acquaint me with the truth.

你需要把真相告诉我。

She has to acquaint her new boss with recent happenings in the company.

她得告诉新老板公司近来的动态。

She wants to acquaint herself with your strengths and weaknesses.

她想知道你有哪些长处以及不足。

notify v. 通知,告知
〔辨析〕

指正式地或由官方通知某人某事,常可与 inform 换用。

〔例证〕

Please notify/inform me of any change of address as soon as possible.

如果地址有变,请尽快通知我。

They were notified/informed that the meeting was canceled.

他们接到通知,说会议被取消了。

相关例句:

Most important, Eclipse can notify a plug-in of changes to the resources and the file system.

更重要的是,Eclipse可以通知插件资源和文件系统的变化。

Shall we notify you of our decision by mail or phone?

我们应该通过邮件还是电话告知你我们的决定?

Did we notify the parents?

通知了他父母了么?

A staff member will be alerted of the error and will notify you via email for a solution.

一名工作人员将对错误提出警告,并会通过电子邮件通知您一个解决的办法。

We may vary the limit at our discretion and will notify you of any change

我们可能会斟酌改变限额,有任何变动将通知您。

A: I will notify you if there is cancellation.

若取消我将通知您。