VERB + TRAITOR | PREPOSITIONVERB + TRAITOR➤turn成為叛徒◇He turned traitor and joined the opposition.他叛變並加入了反對派。➤brand sb as, call sb, denounce sb as, label sb as把叛徒的惡名加給某人;稱某人是叛徒;譴責某人是叛徒;給某人貼上叛徒的標籤PREPOSITION➤traitor to⋯的背叛者◇He is seen as a traitor to the cause.他被認為背叛了事業。
traitor ♦︎ collaborator ♦︎ defector ♦︎ renegade ♦︎ deserterThese are all words for a person who betrays their friends, their country or another group or organization to which they are supposed to be loyal.这些词均表示背叛者、变节者、叛徒。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆an alleged traitor / collaborator■traitor ˈtreɪtə(r) [countable] (disapproving) a person who betrays their friends, their country or another group or organization to which they are supposed to be loyal背叛者;叛徒;卖国贼◆He was seen as a traitor to the socialist cause.他被视为社会主义事业的叛徒。◆She denied that she had turned traitor(= become a traitor).她否认自己叛变了。ⓘ Traitor is a fairly general word, and can be used to talk about any of the people described in this group of words. * traitor含义相当广泛,可指称本组词所指的任何变节者。■collaborator kəˈlæbəreɪtə(r) [countable] (disapproving) a person who helps the enemy in a war, when they have taken control of the person's country通敌者◆Former collaborators are now facing public humiliation in the courts.从前的通敌者现在正面临法庭上的公开羞辱。■defector dɪˈfektə(r) [countable] (sometimesdisapproving) a person who leaves a country, political party or organization to join another that is considered to be an enemy(国家、政党或组织的)叛离者,投敌者◆He was one of the earliest Soviet defectors to the West.他是最早从苏联叛逃到西方的人之一。◆Many of the new members were defectors from the Labour party.许多新成员都是工党的叛离者。■renegade ˈrenɪgeɪd [countable] (often used as an adjective常用作形容词) (formal, disapproving) a person who leaves one religious or political group to join another that has very different views(宗教或政治方面的)变节者,叛徒,背叛者◆A renegade priest, he made no secret of his unorthodox ideas.作为一个叛教的牧师,他毫不掩饰自己的非正统思想。■deserterdɪˈzɜːtə(r); NAmEdɪˈzɜːrtər [countable] a person who leaves the army, navy, etc. without permission逃兵;开小差的人◆He was convicted of hiding deserters.他被判窝藏逃兵。ⓘ Althoughdeserter can be used as a negative term, it is more often simply factual, without a judgement of the person being suggested.尽管deserter有时含负面意义,但大多时候只是描述事实,不含主观判断的意味。