whistleblower

英[\'wɪsəlˌbləʊə]

美[\'wɪsəlˌbloʊr]

基本释义

<美俚>告密者，揭发者

Often , though, it is the whistleblower's own career that suffers most.

尽管, 检举的结果常常是自己的事业影响最大.

互联网

The whistleblower was fired for exposing the conditions in mental hospitals.

告密者由于泄漏精神病院的情况而被解雇.

互联网

Noun

1. an informant who exposes wrongdoing within an organization in the hope of stopping it;
"the law gives little protection to whistleblowers who feel the public has a right to know what is going on"
"the whistleblower was fired for exposing the conditions in mental hospitals"