Word · Frequency #23235
defector
叛逃者；变节者；投敌者
one who defects
- 1.
One who defects.
叛逃者；变节者
叛逃者；变节者；背叛者；叛离者；[法] 变节分子；开小差者
In use
The defector secretly passed documents to a foreign government.
Several defectors from the army were given new identities.
He was branded a defector after abandoning his post during the night.
defector from [place/organization]
from 后接叛逃者离开的机构、组织或国家。
The journalist interviewed a defector from the secret police.
记者采访了一名从秘密警察组织叛逃出来的人。
defector to [place/side]
to 后接叛逃者投奔的国家或阵营。
During the Cold War, she became a defector to the West.
冷战期间，她成了叛逃到西方的人。
defector who [clause]
who 引导定语从句修饰 defector，说明其行为或处境。
Defectors who leave their countries often face difficult conditions.
离开自己国家的叛逃者往往面临艰难处境。
Common mistakes
He defectored to the other side.He defected to the other side.
defector 是名词，意为“叛逃者”；表示“叛逃”这一动作要用动词 defect，过去式是 defected。不能把名词直接当动词用。
He is defector from the party.He is a defector from the party.
defector 是可数名词单数，前面需要不定冠词 a。
He is a defector of North Korea.He is a defector from North Korea.
表示“从某地/某组织叛逃出来的人”，介词用 from，不用 of；这是英语的固定搭配 a defector from...。
Connections
Collocations
- political defector
- 政治叛逃者
- The official became a political defector and fled the country.这名官员成了政治叛逃者，逃往国外。
- North Korean defector
- 朝鲜叛逃者
- Many North Korean defectors resettle in South Korea.许多朝鲜叛逃者最终定居在韩国。
- high-profile defector
- 备受关注的叛逃者
- The high-profile defector now works for the opposition media.那位备受关注的叛逃者现在为反对派媒体工作。
- defector to the West
- 叛逃到西方的人
- During the Cold War, defectors to the West were rare.冷战时期，叛逃到西方的人很少。
- would-be defector
- 潜在的叛逃者
- Border guards watch for would-be defectors.边防人员警惕着潜在的叛逃者。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：de(离开)+fect(做)+or(人)，‘脱离集体去做别的事’的人，就是叛逃者。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：新闻报道、政治语境、军事语境 通常用于描述离开国家、政党或组织的人，多出现在新闻和政治讨论中；日常口语中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Rhymes with defector: detector, protector, sector, director, reflector, inspector. Beware lookalikes like actor (/ˈæktə/) and doctor (/ˈdɒktə/), which have different vowels and do not rhyme.
Learn the forms together
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