(向警方供出多名罪犯的)线人;超级告密者
supergrasses — plural of supergrass
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。
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