单词 | whistle-blower |
释义 | whistle-blowerWord family adjectivewhistleablewhistlednounwhistlerwhistlingwhistle-bloweradverbwhistlinglyverbwhistle-stopwhistle ˈwhistle-ˌblower noun [countableC] TELLsomeone who tells people in authority or the public about dishonest or illegal practices at the place where they work 告发者,告密者 —whistle-blowing noun [uncountableU] Examples from the Corpus whistle-blower• What is disturbing is that it is typical of a new intolerance against whistle-blowers that raises serious questions about free speech.• Perhaps he was viewed less as a courageous whistle-blower than as an irritating gad-fly.• The tendency of bureaucrats to take a dim view of whistle-blowers is particularly marked in the military.• One of the most moving stories, he says in an interview, is that of a young whistle-blower. |
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