inform notify advi 这些动词都有“通知、告知”之意。
inform: 普通用词，指传达事实或信息，或指经过研究或调查而获得的事实或信息。但较notify正规一点
vt.告诉, 通知
Can you inform me when to begin our final examination?
你能告诉我们什么时候期终考试吗?
了解；熟悉
对…有影响
通报，报告
The boss asked his cretary to keep him well informed of the programme's progress.老板要求秘书随时向他报告计划的进展情况。
[inform onelf]使了解,使熟悉(常与藤野先生的读后感of连用)
学交谊舞
使充满，使弥漫(常与with连用)
A love of nature informed his writing.在他的著作中充满着对自然的爱。
使活跃，使有生气；鼓舞
预示
It informs everything that happens after.它预示了后来发生的一切。
vi.检举富贵榕, 告密
提供资料(或情报、消息等)
notify: 指正式通知需要注意的事情。通知一下（通常是比较简单的知会）
vt.通知, 告知, 报告
飞行模式什么意思
When my guest arrives, plea notify me.我的客人到的时候, 请通知我。
Before organizing that procession along the street we ought to have notified the police.在
组织上街游行之前, 我们应该通报警察。
We'll notify the time of the meeting on the bulletin board.
我们将在布告栏上公布会议的时间。
The father notified his son's birth.父亲公告了他儿子的出生。
We'll notify her to draw up a contract.我们将通知她草拟一份合同。
I'll notify my lawyer to write out the agreement.我将通知律师把契约写好。
I have got a letter notifying me to appear before the committee.
我接到一封信, 通知我到委员会去。
He didn't notify me how to get in touch with him.
他没有告诉我怎样跟他联系。
The court clerk will notify the witness when and where to appear.
法院办事员将通知证人出庭的时间及地点。
We'll notify you where to get it.我们会通知你在什么地方取。
I am glad to notify you that your mother has arrived.
我很高兴告诉你, 你母亲到了。
Our teacher notified us that there would be a test on Monday.
我们老师通知我们星期一要考试。
They notified the authorities that pollution in that area was rious.
他们报告当局那个地区的污染严重。
I notified the post office that my address had changed.
我把变更的地址通知了邮局。
I was abruptly notified that a half-hour speech was expected of me.
我突然被通知要讲半个小时的话。
Plea notify us when you arrive, so that we'll be ready.
请通知我们你们什么时候到达, 以便我们做准备。
He will notify us where we are to meet.他将通知我们在什么地方集合。
advi: 指正式通知某件重要事，所通知的事情与被通知的人有关。
vt. & vi.劝告, 提建议
It is easy for you to advi, but difficult to take advice from others.
劝告别人容易, 接受劝告就难了。
He advid going slowly.他建议走慢点。
He advid me to rest.他劝我休息。
vt.(商业)通知, 报告
Plea advi the date of shipment as soon as possible.请尽快通知装货日期。
specify 要具体说明的（强调是要具体的）
vt.酒店调研报告详述
Plea specify what you will do.请你详述一下你将做什么。
指定
We should specify a time and a place for the meeting.我们应指定会议的时间和地点。
report 是最正规的汇报或报告
vt. & vi.报告; 报道
部分英文The committee will report at twelve o'clock.委员会将在12点钟提出报告。
She reported the success of a new experiment.她报告说一次新的试验成功了。
He reported eing a new star.他报告说看见一颗新星。
The newspaper reported that prices were going up.报纸报道说物价正在上涨。
公布; 宣告; 当记者
What time do we have to report? 我们该什么时候公布?
你的眼睛会说话Police reported the closure of the road.警方宣布那条道路禁止通行。
报到All the reprentatives must report themlves on time.所有的代表都必须准时报到。
vt.告发, 举报They reported what they had en.他们把看到的情况作了举报。
