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whistleblower

美 [ˈwɪsəlˌbloʊər]

n.  告发者;揭发者

复数:whistleblowers 第三人称单数:whistleblowers 

柯林斯词典

  • N-COUNT 告发者;检举者
    Awhistle-bloweris someone who finds out that the organization they are working for is doing something immoral or illegal and tells the authorities or the public about it.
    1. He has been a prominent victim of alleged witch-hunts against whistle-blowers in the NHS.
      他成了英国国民保健制度下所谓追查报复检举者行动的典型牺牲品。

英英释义

noun

  • an informant who exposes wrongdoing within an organization in the hope of stopping it
    1. the law gives little protection to whistleblowers who feel the public has a right to know what is going on
    2. the whistleblower was fired for exposing the conditions in mental hospitals
    Synonym:whistle blowerwhistle-blower

双语例句

  • While the IRS was aware of tax compliance issues related to secret bank accounts in Switzerland and elsewhere, the information provided by the whistleblower formed the basis for unprecedented actions against UBS.
    尽管IRS已注意到有关瑞士和其他地方秘密银行账户的税务合规问题,但举报人的信息为针对瑞银的空前大规模诉讼提供了依据。
  • From another perspective, it can harm the whistleblower and the company.
    从另外一个角度看,它会伤害到个人和组织。
  • We know that person is very influential and I believed she was indeed the whistleblower.
    我们知道此人是很有影响力的,我相信她的确是举报者。
  • Only after we completed our background investigation on the whistleblower did they reveal the details to us.
    在我们完成了对举报人的背景调查后,他们才向我们透露了细节。
  • Samsung's accuser is no ordinary whistleblower.
    三星的控告者不是一个普通的检举人。
  • But before we treat Mr Snowden as a heroic whistleblower, it is worth remembering that he has reached out to governments that care little for the rights of their own people.
    但在将斯诺登当作一个英雄般的告密者之前,我们应该记住:他寻求庇护的那些政府,却很少关心本国民众的权利。
  • His intent was to act as a whistleblower, not as a spy for a foreign government, he told the magazine.
    他告诉该杂志,他的目的是揭发高密,而不是外国政府间谍。
  • His reward is believed to be the largest bestowed on a whistleblower.
    据信,他获得的奖励是举报人受到嘉奖最多的一次。
  • I didn't publish this allegation on New Threads until some journalists have identified and contacted the whistleblower, because it is our policy not to publish anonymous allegations.
    在有记者确认并与揭发者联系之前,我没有在新语丝上发表这个指控,因为我们的政策是不发表匿名指控。
  • The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, has revealed that the surveillance whistleblower Edward Snowden is indeed in a Moscow airport, ending a global guessing game over the US fugitive's whereabouts.
    俄罗斯总统普京日前称,被严密监控的告密者爱德华斯诺登实际上正身处莫斯科机场,以此结束了全球对于美国逃亡者行踪的猜谜游戏。