释义 |
whistle-blowerˈwhistle-ˌblower noun [countable] - One of the most moving stories, he says in an interview, is that of a young whistle-blower.
- Perhaps he was viewed less as a courageous whistle-blower than as an irritating gad-fly.
- The tendency of bureaucrats to take a dim view of whistle-blowers is particularly marked in the military.
- What is disturbing is that it is typical of a new intolerance against whistle-blowers that raises serious questions about free speech.
someone who tells people in authority or the public about dishonest or illegal practices at the place where they work—whistle-blowing noun [uncountable] |