| 单词 | whistle-blower |
| 释义 | whistle-blower noun[C] uk/ˈwɪs.əlˌbləʊ.ər/us/ˈwɪs.əlˌbloʊ.ɚ/apersonwhotellssomeone inauthorityabout somethingillegalthat ishappening,especiallyin agovernmentdepartmentor acompany （尤指政府部门或公司里的）告发者，揭发者People who reveal secrets & tell tales
whistle-blower| American Dictionarywhistle-blower noun[C] us/ˈhwɪs·əlˌbloʊ·ər,ˈwɪs-/apersonwhotellssomeone inauthorityabout somethingillegalthat ishappening,esp. in abusinessorgovernment whistle-blower| Business Englishwhistle-blower noun[C] WORKPLACE(alsowhistleblower)ukusapersonwhoworksfor acompanyororganizationthattellsanauthorityabout somethingillegalhappeningwithin thecompanyororganization: Within manyorganisationsa whistleblower iscontemptuouslyregardedas a 'grass' or 'sneak'. whistle-blowingnoun[U] Localauthoritiesshould haveclearprocedurestoencouragestaffwhistleblowing. See alsogagging clause Examplesofwhistle-blowerwhistle-blower He cannot work because he has been identified as thewhistle-blower. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If he is awhistle-blower, he cannot do the two things. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It seemed to us that it was equally important to try to protect the trusteewhistle-blowerin this situation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The arrangement would be completely secret; the investor would never know the name of the company or thewhistle-blower. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The lack ofwhistle-blowerprotection law also undermines the government's anti-corruption efforts. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The organization seems to put all their efforts into destroying thewhistle-blowerwhile ignoring the original problem. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.She also acted as awhistle-bloweragainst police corruption in the 1980s. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He has said he's had trouble finding another position because employers are wary of hiring a knownwhistle-blower. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These amendments are not intended to be a whistle-blower's charter. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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