known
adjective
uk/nəʊn/us/noʊn/B2
used to refer to something or someone that isfamiliarto orunderstoodbypeople:
知道的；闻名的；已知的Thesepeopleare knowncriminals.这些人是臭名昭著的罪犯。
There is no knownreasonfor theaccident.事故的原因还不得而知。
He is knowntothepolicebecause of hispreviouscriminalrecord.他因为有前科而在警方那里挂了号。
See also
well known
known assomething
B1
If someone or something is known as aparticularname, thatpersonor thing is called by thatname:
被称作…的；以…闻名的And this is Terry,otherwiseknown as "Muscleman".这是特里，又名“大力士”。
makesomethingknown
totellpeopleabout something so that itbecomespubliclyknown:
公布，发表Localresidentshave made knowntheirobjectionsto theproposals.当地居民声明反对那些提议。
I madeitknownthatI was nothappywith thedecision.我公开声明对这一决定不满。
to tell someone something
- tellMy friend told me you were looking for me.
- let someone knowLet me know if you'd like to come.
- giveCan you give the message to Jo?
- communicateA 60-second TV commercial isn't always the best way to communicate a complex medical message.
- informThe relatives of the injured have been informed of the accident.
- notifyThe school has to notify parents if their children do not arrive at school.
- There is no knowncurefor thisdisease.
- Allegations that Mr Dwight wasreceivingmoneyfrom knowncriminalshavecausedascandal.
- Hisfamilyare knowngangsters.
- Knowndrugdealersareoperatingin thearea.
- They are known to theauthoritiesforplayingtruant.
Learning & knowing
- absorptive capacity
- acquire
- acquisition
- assimilate
- autodidact
- extension
- familiar
- journey
- non-academic
- non-library
- onboard
- onboarding
- outlearn
- shadow
- sit
- uncultivated
- uncultured
- unlearnable
- unteachable
- upskill
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Names and titles
Announcing, informing & stating
Idiom
makeyourselfknown