traitor
noun /ˈtreɪtə(r)/
/ˈtreɪtər/
- traitor (to somebody/something) a person who gives away secrets about their friends, their country, etc.
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。 - He turned traitor and joined the opposition.
他叛变并加入了反对派。
Collocations Dictionaryverb + traitor- turn
- brand somebody as
- call somebody
- …
- traitor to
词源Middle English: from Old French traitour, from Latin traditor, from tradere ‘hand over’. - He was seen as a traitor to the socialist cause.