in for mal On /m'foiml; NAmEin'foirml/ adj.
1
relaxed and friendly; not following strict rules of
how to behave or do sth Ami7*64; £M{g64;
64 : an informal atmosphere A $£ 4&
64 la. o cm informal
arrangement/meeting/visit 4^IEA64:£}# / /
i/f
|n] o Discussions are held on an informal basis within the department,
it
2
(of clothes A HR) suitable for wearing at home or when
relaxing rather than for a special or an official occasion 0 # (ft; Btfgl64 02223 casual
Pm formal
3
(of language if a) suitable for normal conversation
and writing to friends rather than for
serious speech and letters #jOE^64;
Pif A64: an informal expression #IE5$/Bit —compare formal, slang ► in-for-mal-ity /.infai'maelati; NAmE -fair'm-/ noun [U] infor mal ly /in'foimali; NAmE -'foirm-/ adv.: They told me informally (= not
officially) that I had got the job. IMlAlEAJtfe It ifcftifi, O to dress informally
ROR
in,formal 'settlement noun [SAfrE) a place where people
decide to live and build temporary shelters, often followed by more permanent
houses. Sometimes informal settlements are supplied with water, electricity,
etc. and people can become owners of individual pieces of land. HJrK; itSBtfflME
in form ant /informant; NAmE -'foirm-/ noun 1 a person who gives secret
information about sb/sth to the police or a newspaper ( ) 4§H£M-t 64 A,
#, ^ A
PCT71 informer
2 (technical A in) a person who gives sb information
about sth, for example to help them with their research ( A®)
Mi£^4464 A; 'o ft # : His informants were middle-class professional women.
fte64tfft#JiA/feIMM'l!3A0 informatics /.infa'maetiks; NAmE ,infar-/ noun [U]
= INFORMATION SCIENCE
information °""r /.infa'meijn; NAmE .infar'm-/ (also informal info)
noun [U]
1 ~
(on/about sb/sth) facts or details about sb/sth fg MS;
'IfJR; ^44; ^iR: apieceofinformation — jjiij M S O a source of
information M S A M o to collect/gather/obtain/receive information
I&H / Itft / / J^iRcfgS 0 to provide/give/pass on information Jlfi / / #HfgS o For further information on
the
diet, write to us at this address.
$C^M^i&1lt64#1t, if Sc ik A fife it ta ft in W is o 0 Our information is that the police will shortly
make an arrest. JRS, H
A7o 0 This leaflet is produced for the information of
(= to inform) our customers.
A ft ft in 64 M % H fe S ffi £p M 64 o 0 an information desk
fnim&t 0 He refused to comment before he had seen all the relevant
information, it If f ij A ofl 40 A 44 A #1, life, fh ^6 if i£ o 2 (Mm£, informal) = directory enquiries ► infor mational /-Janl/ oaf/. [only before
noun]: the informational content of a book 45 64 fil S t*I § O the
informational role of the media If it] ft 64 fit S rrnrni for information 'only written on documents that
are sent to sb who needs to know the information in them but does not need to
deal with them ( )
DUR##
for your
infor mation 1 (abbr. FYI) = for
information only 2 (informal) used to tell sb that they are wrong about
sth ( Jf
H, fll 3? i£ H0 64 4§: For
your information, I don’t even have a car. , ft H A fP $£ M „ —more at
mine n.
.information science (also informatics /.infa'maetiks; NAmE .infar-/) noun [U] (computing if) the study of processes for storing and
obtaining information ff S
44^
infor mation superhighway (also super high way, info-bahn) noun [computing if) a
large electronic network such as the Internet, used for sending information
such as sound, pictures and video quickly in digital form
infor mation tech nology noun [u] [abbr. IT) the study or use of electronic equipment, especially
computers, for storing and analysing information fg S J£
a, mm& (##rft?
Sitimmvvfr&m)
| 1047 infuriating
information theory noun [U] [mathematics WO a theory that is used to
calculate the most efficient way to send information over distances in the form
of signals or symbols fg.Eife
in forma tive /in'foimativ; NAmE -'foirm-/ adj. giving useful information
SI fRMffHsS 64; 7 $11 iR 64: The
talk was both informative and entertaining.
EQ3 UNINFORMATIVE
in-formed /in'foimd; NAmE m'foirmd/ adj. having or showing a lot of
knowledge about a particular subject or situation If] 64; Mf JEiR 64: an informed critic ^ RL life 64 Jtt it I? 0 an informed
choice/decision/guess/ opinion WffciS64$i# / / Ml / 0
They are not
fully informed about the changes. fMl
Atc A7ME# 3j(4£o O KeeP
me informed of any developments, fit Ht il $0 HI 1f E o renn uninformed — see also
informed, WELL INFORMED
in-form-er /in'foim0(r); NAmE -'foirm-/ noun a person who gives information to the police or other authority ( ^A
info tain ment /.infau'teinmant; NAmE .infoo-/ noun [U] television programmes,
etc. that present news and serious subjects in an entertaining way
$fift&RAA @
infra- prefix (in adjectives below or beyond a
particular limit f&7 ( infrared EA
—
compare ultra-
in-frac-tion /m'fraekjn/ noun [C, U] [formal) an act of breaking a rule or law 4E M ; & HTTl infringe
ment: minor infractions of EU regulations
infra dig /.infra 'dig/ adj. [not before noun] [old-fashioned,
informaf) considered
to be below the standard of behaviour appropriate in a particular situation or
to sb’s social position AJH^h
infra red /.infra'red/ adj.
[physics $j) having or using electromagnetic
waves which are longer than those of red light in the spectrum, and which cannot be seen £1 £1 W: infrared radiation EA3SI4 0
an infrared lamp EE^IE — compare ultraviolet
in-fra-struc-ture /'infrastrAktJa(r)/ noun [C, U] the basic systems and services that are necessary for a country
or an organization to run smoothly, for example buildings, transport and water
and power supplies ( jli ► infrastructural
/,infra‘strAktJaral/ adj. [usually before noun]: infrastructural
development
in-fre-quenf /m'friikwant/ adj. not happening often A #• ^ tit.
64 ; ? JE 64 rare : her infrequent visits
home Muggings
are relatively infre
quent in this area. %
mna frequent ►
in fre
quent ly adv.: This happens not
infrequently [= often).
in-fringe /in'frind3/ verb 1 [VN] (of an action, a plan,
etc. ff jj], if M #) to
break a law or rule i§ #, M4E ( M ) : The material can be copied without infringing
copyright. WSfJ, AAJSffiHSRo
2 ~ (on/upon)
sth to limit sb’s legal rights ftiF
( ) : [VN] They
said that compulsory identity
cards would infringe civil liberties. j|] i£ ® t'J
tE p fi 4E A ft 64 § & o 0
[V] She refused to answer questions that infringed on her private affairs.
^ ft 4E ^ H 4A W |nj jS o ► in-fringe-ment /-mant/ noun [U, C]: copyright infringement HR4/. 64It4E 0 an infringement of liberty ft g 64 64H3E
infuri ate /m'fjuarieit; /V/\mE -'Qur-/ verb to make sb extremely angry f A ^ ^ M 02Z23
enrage :
[VN] Her
silence infuriated him even more.
64 ffe M in W ^ 7 o o [VN
that] It infuriates me
that she was not found guilty. A ft A 64 41M A; H0
[alsoVNtoinfl
infuriat ing /in'fjuariertir); NAmE -'fjur-/ oaf/', making you extremely angry j^AlfcAA^
( && ) 64: an
infuriating child/delay AAMA^^64^7; ^A1^064 M A 0 It is
infuriating to talk to someone who just looks out of the window. ffliRBtE##WA64 A#iftRifcA^ A o ► in-furi-at-ing-ly adv.: to smile
infuriatingly