turn stoolie
非正式用法,常含贬义。
He turned stoolie and testified against his former associates.
他转做暗探,出庭指证了以前的同伙。
线人;告密者
为警方充当线人或诱饵的人;暗探
stoolie
多指俚语,常含贬义。
为警方充当线人或诱饵的人
someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
The detective promised to protect the stoolie who had given him the tip.
侦探承诺保护那个向他提供线索的线人。
用法提示:stoolie 为名词,指给警方提供信息的线人。
After he was seen talking to the police, they called him a stoolie.
自从有人看见他和警察说话后,他们就叫他告密者。
用法提示:stoolie 为名词,在句中作宾语补足语,指告密者。
She worked as a stoolie for the local police for two years.
她给当地警方当了两年线人。
用法提示:stoolie 为名词,与 work as 搭配,表示充当线人。
非正式用法,常含贬义。
He turned stoolie and testified against his former associates.
他转做暗探,出庭指证了以前的同伙。
The suspect agreed to act as a stoolie for the FBI.
该嫌疑人同意为联邦调查局充当暗探。
Everyone knew he was a stoolie.
人人都知道他是个暗探。
grammar · medium
易错句子The police had a stool in the gang.
正确表达The police had a stoolie in the gang.
Stool 指凳子或粪便,不是指线人。应使用 stoolie 表示暗探。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is a stooly for the police.
正确表达He is a stoolie for the police.
Stoolie 的正确拼写是 -ie 结尾,不是 -y。
拼写相近但含义不同:stool指凳子,stoolie指警察的暗探或线人。
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