whistleblower
英
美 [ˈwɪsəlˌbloʊər]
n. 告发者;揭发者
复数:whistleblowers 第三人称单数:whistleblowers
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 告发者;检举者
Awhistle-bloweris someone who finds out that the organization they are working for is doing something immoral or illegal and tells the authorities or the public about it.- He has been a prominent victim of alleged witch-hunts against whistle-blowers in the NHS.
他成了英国国民保健制度下所谓追查报复检举者行动的典型牺牲品。
- He has been a prominent victim of alleged witch-hunts against whistle-blowers in the NHS.
英英释义
noun
- 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
双语例句
- His reward is believed to be the largest bestowed on a whistleblower.
据信,他获得的奖励是举报人受到嘉奖最多的一次。 - A separate internal probe into the whistleblower allegations failed to find evidence of systemic corruption but did find isolated cases of wrongdoing that resulted in staff dismissals, GSK said.
GSK表示,对举报人指控展开的一项内部调查未能发现系统性腐败的证据,但确实发现了个别的不当行为,并因此解雇了一些员工。 - The securities and Exchange Commission began its own whistleblower programme in 2011.
美国证券交易委员会在2011年创建了自己的告密者计划。 - Russian president brings end to mystery over whistleblower's whereabouts after days of confusion.
俄罗斯总统结束了多日来对于告密者行踪的各种猜想。 - That law strengthened whistleblower protections against retaliation and provided for financial incentives to report wrongdoing.
该法案加强了保护告密者不受报复的措施,并向告发不法行为者提供了各种经济奖励。 - But before we treat Mr Snowden as a heroic whistleblower, it is worth remembering that he has reached out to governments that care little for the rights of their own people.
但在将斯诺登当作一个英雄般的告密者之前,我们应该记住:他寻求庇护的那些政府,却很少关心本国民众的权利。 - Samsung's accuser is no ordinary whistleblower.
三星的控告者不是一个普通的检举人。 - Der Spiegel said it had gained partial access to a top secret NSA document dated 2010 that was obtained by Edward Snowden, an agency contractor turned whistleblower.
《明镜》称,它看到了一份日期为2010年的NSA绝密文件的一部分,该文件是由NSA前合同工、后来变成泄密者的爱德华•斯诺登(EdwardSnowden)获得的。 - We know that person is very influential and I believed she was indeed the whistleblower.
我们知道此人是很有影响力的,我相信她的确是举报者。 - From another perspective, it can harm the whistleblower and the company.
从另外一个角度看,它会伤害到个人和组织。