act as a supergrass
act as 后接名词,表示以某种身份行事;此处指为警方提供情报、牵连多人。
He agreed to act as a supergrass in the fraud trial.
他同意在这起诈骗案审判中充当警方线人。
(向警方供出多名罪犯的)线人;超级告密者
牵连多人的警方线人;<英>向警方提供大量罪犯活动情报的人(尤指本人也是罪犯的人)
牵连多人的警方线人
a police informer who implicates many people
The trial collapsed when the main witness turned out to be a supergrass who had implicated dozens of gang members.
当主要证人原来是一名牵涉数十名团伙成员的超级线人时,审判失败了。
用法提示:supergrass 作名词,指供出多名罪犯的警方线人。
Detectives often rely on a supergrass to provide evidence against the whole network.
侦探们经常依靠一名超级线人来提供指控整个网络的证据。
用法提示:supergrass 作名词,在短语 rely on 后作宾语,指警方线人。
He agreed to become a supergrass and named twenty former associates in court.
他同意成为一名超级线人,并在法庭上指认了二十名前同伙。
用法提示:supergrass 作名词,作 become 的表语,表示告密者的身份。
act as 后接名词,表示以某种身份行事;此处指为警方提供情报、牵连多人。
He agreed to act as a supergrass in the fraud trial.
他同意在这起诈骗案审判中充当警方线人。
英式说法中 turn 后可直接跟名词,表示“转为、变成”,此处不加冠词。
Two gang members turned supergrass to avoid long prison sentences.
两名团伙成员转为警方线人,以逃避长期监禁。
be named as 常用于公开指认某人的身份,后可接表示身份的复数名词。
The driver was named in court as a supergrass.
这名司机在法庭上被指认为警方线人。
grammar · medium
易错句子He became supergrass for the police after the arrest.
正确表达He became a supergrass for the police after the arrest.
grammar · medium
易错句子The gang found out that three supergrass had talked.
正确表达The gang found out that three supergrasses had talked.
grass 是英式俚语里对任何告密者的泛称,规模和语气都较随意;supergrass 特指供出多名同伙的重大线人,多用于新闻报道。
informer 是中性、正式的通用词,不强调牵出多少人;supergrass 是英式新闻用语,强调一人供出多名涉案者。
snitch 是美式口语,常指打小报告的告密者,带轻蔑语气;supergrass 是英式用语,多指牵涉大案、供出多人的线人。
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