known to

He let his preference be known to the press.

他向记者公开了他的偏好。

He is known to have consorted with prostitutes.

众所周知他曾与妓女厮混在一起。

I have been known to faint at the sight of blood.

大家都知道，我看到血就会昏倒。

You should also make your views known to your local MP.

你也应该让本地议员了解你的观点。

The drug is known to produce side-effects in women

据悉，这种药会对女性产生副作用。

Dolphins have sometimes been known to save drowning swimmers.

据悉海豚有时会救溺水的游泳者。

Lead was one of the metals known to the ancient world.

铅是早在古代就已知的金属之一。

The true cost of these experiments to the environment will not be known for years to come.

这些实验对环境造成的确切代价在未来数年内是看不见的。

Increasing gravity is known to speed up the multiplication of cells.

我们知道不断增加的引力会加速细胞的分裂。

He is well-known to the local police.

当地警察都知道他。

Radon is known to be harmful to humans in large quantities.

众所周知，大量的氡会对人体造成伤害。

This drug is known to have adverse side effects.

众所周知，这种药具有不良副作用。

The programme did much to popularize little-known writers.

这个节目大力宣扬不太知名的作家。

The man was known to the police because of previous convictions.

因为有犯罪前科，警察们都认识这个人。

He was well known to all and sundry.

每个人都很熟悉他。

The scandal broke (= became known to the public) in May.

这桩丑闻是在五月份曝光的。

She was known to have had personal problems unconnected with her marriage.

据悉，她有过一些与婚姻不相干的个人问题。

The President has let it be known that he does not intend to run for election again.

总统已经公开表示他不打算再次参加竞选。

For reasons best known to himself, Algie changed his name.

不知是出于什么原因，阿尔吉改了名字。

She was known to all and sundry as Bella.

人人都叫她贝拉。

Two women are known to have died.

据悉两名妇女死了。

She is known to have liberal views on divorce and contraception.

众所周知，她在离婚与避孕方面思想很开明。

Rabies has been described as one of the most terrifying diseases known to man.

狂犬病被称为人类已知的最可怕的疾病之一。

Tosh was known to be a man who feared no-one, yet he was clearly emasculated by his girlfriend.

托什是出了名的天不怕地不怕，但是他明显被他的女朋友驯服帖了。

He wants to keep them all in his office for reasons best known to himself.

他想把他们都留在他的办公室里，原因只有他自己知道。

Radon is known to be harmful to humans in large quantities

众所周知，大量的氡会对人体造成伤害。

John Hunt, familiarly known to his friends as Jack

约翰∙亨特，朋友昵称他为杰克

I shouldn't trust him; he's known to the police.

我不该信任他, 他是警察熟知的人物.

She is known to hold strong views on Cuba.

她在古巴问题上的鲜明观点人人皆知。

It must be stated that this illness is one of the most complex conditions known to man.

必须声明，这种疾病是人类已知的最为复杂的疾病之一。