Word
stoolie
/ˈstuːlɪ/
noun
线人;告密者
核心释义
多指俚语,常含贬义。
stoolie
- 1.
为警方充当线人或诱饵的人
someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
为警方充当线人或诱饵的人;暗探
用法In use
The detective promised to protect the stoolie who had given him the tip.
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.
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.
用法提示:stoolie 为名词,与 work as 搭配,表示充当线人。
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。
act as a stoolie for someone
相关词与表达Connections
易混词Confusing words
- stool
- 凳子 · 拼写相近但含义不同:stool指凳子,stoolie指警察的暗探或线人。
词族Word family
- stool pigeon
- 诱饵鸽;线人;告密者 · n.
- stool
- (俚)诱饵鸽;为警方通风报信的人 · n.
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