/rɪˈpɔ:t ||; rɪˈpɔrt/verb1 [I,T] report (on sb/sth) (to sb/sth);report sth (to sb) to give people information about what you have seen, heard, done, etc 报告；汇报 · Several people reported seeing/having seen the boy. 几个人说曾经见过那男孩。Several people reported that they had seen the boy. 几个人说他们曾经见过那男孩。The company reported huge profits last year. 这家公司报告说，去年有巨额利润。Call me if you have anything new to report. 如果你有什么新情况向我报告，就给我打电话。
2 [I,T] report (on) sth (in a newspaper or on the television or radio) to write or speak about sth that has happened （报纸、电视或电台）报道: The paper sent a journalist to report on the events. 这家报纸派了一名记者去报道那些活动。
3 [T] report sb (to sb) (for sth) to tell a person in authority about an accident, a crime, etc or about sth wrong that sb has done （向当局）报告（事故等）；报案；告发 · All accidents must be reported to the police. 一切事故都必须报告警方。The boy was reported missing early this morning. 据报告，该男孩于今天清晨失踪。
4 [I] report (to sb/sth) for sth to tell sb that you have arrived 报到: On your arrival, please report to the reception desk. 你抵达后，请到服务台报到。
5 [T] (formal 正式)be reported to be/as sth used to say that you have heard sth said, but you are not sure if it is true 据说: The 70-year-old actor is reported to be/as being comfortable in hospital. 据说，那位70岁的演员已安然住进医院。
report back (on sth) (to sb) to give information to sb about sth that he/she has asked you to find out about （按要求）报告，回报:
One person in each group will then report back to the class on what you've decided. 然后，每一组派一人向全班报告所做的决定。 report to sb (not used in the continuous tenses 不用于进行时) to have sb as your manager in the company or organization that you work for 隶属（某人）
Although this verb is not used in the continuous tenses, it is common to see the present participle (= -ing form) A new team was put together for the project, reporting to Michael Nolan. 虽然这个动词不用于进行时，但它的现在分词还是常见：A new team was put together for the project, reporting to Michael Nolan.一个新的班子组建起来负责该工程，以迈克尔．诺兰为经理。