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中国人最易误解的表达第4期:"叛徒"有哪些说法?
He was a cat in the pan.
(误译)他是盘子中的一只猫。
(正译)他是个叛徒。
a flash in the pan
昙花一现
叛徒有哪些?
1. traitor n. 叛徒;卖国贼;背信弃义的人
He was depicted as a traitor. 他被描绘成一个叛徒。
She spat at the traitor in extreme contempt. 她极端蔑视地冲着叛徒吐了一口唾沫。
2. renegade n. 叛徒;变节者;脱党者 vi. 背叛;脱离 adj. 叛徒的;背弃的;脱离的
This morning's verdict would break the renegade. 今天上午的裁决将会彻底击溃这个叛徒的阴谋。
The renegade is the first cousin to a rattlesnake. 叛徒象响尾蛇一样地毒狠。
3. turncoat n. 变节者;背叛者
Wine is a turncoat, first a friend, then a enemy. 酒是叛徒,先是朋友,后是敌人。
Some of the workers began to see him as a turncoat. 有些工人开始认为他是一个叛徒。
4. rebel vi. 反叛;反抗;造反 n. 反叛者;叛徒 adj. 反抗的;造反的
Reorganizing the armed rebel forces. 重新组建叛乱武装。
In rebel-held areas no one will be able to vote. 叛军控制的地区则不可能尽情选举。
5. defector n. 背叛者;逃兵;叛离者
The political defector was refuged in an embassy. 那个政治叛逃者被一大使馆接纳避难。
A defector revealed the disposition of the enemy fleet. 一个叛变者透露了敌方舰队的部署情况。