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英语博客-北美风情 28、Vocabulary: Whistleblower

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  You can blow a whistle and be a whistleblower, but we also used the expression “whistleblower” for a person who tells the authorities when a company is doing something illegal. This episode also includes explanations of a “tattletale” and “telling on” someone.

 


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0 blow CRzy8     
vi.吹,吹气,打气;爆炸,爆裂;n.打,打击
参考例句:
  • Make a wish and blow out the candles on your cake.许个愿吧,把蛋糕上的焟烛都吹灭。
  • His death is a great blow to his father.他的死给他父亲很大打击。
0 something rwmw2     
pron.某事,某物;被视为有意义的事物
参考例句:
  • Something is wrong with the machine.那机器有点问题。
  • She seems worried about something.她似乎为某事担心。
0 also 5LHyk     
adv.也,亦;并且;同样;而且,还
参考例句:
  • I also like chocolate ice cream.我也喜欢吃巧克力冰淇淋。
  • People also like to have a Christmas tree in the living-room.人们同样喜欢在起居室内摆一棵圣诞树。
0 whistle iM4z9     
n.口哨,汽笛,啸啸声,口哨声;vi. 吹口哨,鸣汽笛,发嘘嘘声;vt.用口哨通知
参考例句:
  • We heard the whistle of a train.我们听到了火车的汽笛声。
  • He gave a loud whistle of surprise.他吹了一声响亮的口哨表示惊讶。
0 someone Cwvw3     
pron.某人,有人
参考例句:
  • I can hear someone knocking.我听到有人敲门。
  • Someone wants to see her.有人找她。
0 company gX4yf     
n.公司
参考例句:
  • Is this your company?这是你的公司吗?
  • Which company was that?那是哪家公司?
0 used ajBwV     
adj.用旧了的,旧的;习惯于…;过去惯/经常
参考例句:
  • I used to work until nearly 6:00 o'clock each day.我过去常常工作到6:00左右。
  • He used to walk anywhere from two to five miles an hour.他过去经常一小时走二至五英里。
0 includes bb2b21ef7774df8687ff02b0284505c6     
v.包括( include的第三人称单数 );包含;列入;包住
参考例句:
  • a superb health spa which includes sauna, Turkish bath and fitness rooms 内设桑拿浴室、土耳其浴室和健身房的第一流的休闲健身中心
  • The cost includes transit. 成本中包括运费。
0 authorities kyqzgw     
n.当局,权力,权威;权威( authority的名词复数 );权力;学术权威;[复数]当权者
参考例句:
  • They interceded with the authorities on behalf of the detainees. 他们为被拘留者向当局求情。
  • At his instigation we conceal the fact from the authorities. 我们受他的怂恿向当局隐瞒了事实。 来自《简明英汉词典》
0 illegal 3bHxU     
adj.不合法的,非法的,犯法的
参考例句:
  • I don't want to get mixed up with any illegal organization.我不想与任何非法组织有牵连。
  • It's illegal for people under 17 to drive a car in Britain.在英国,不满17岁的人驾驶车辆是违法的。
0 expression 9hpz6     
n.表达,表示,表现,表情,措辞,词句
参考例句:
  • He looked at me without expression.他毫无表情地看着我。
  • Her face was without expression.她的脸上没有表情。
0 explanations 678d5f6d14642c24a1e4bceffedbe407     
n.解释,说明( explanation的名词复数 );能说明某事缘由的言语、事实、情况等
参考例句:
  • After all his explanations, I remained none the wiser. 他讲了半天,我还是糊里糊涂。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • None of the explanations offered is demonstrably correct—or demonstrably incorrect. 所提供的解释没有一个显然是正确或不正确的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
0 episode Titzy     
n.(作品的一段)情节,插曲,系列事件中之一
参考例句:
  • The episode was a huge embarrassment for all concerned.这段小插曲令所有有关人员都感到非常尴尬。
  • This episode remains sharply engraved on my mind.这段经历至今仍深深地铭刻在我的心中。
0 person QMBxI     
n.人
参考例句:
  • I would never trust in that kind of person.我绝不会相信那种人。
  • She is the very person I wanted to see.她正是我要见的人。

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