Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #10023
Fully loadedtraitor
叛国者；卖国贼；叛徒
Someone who betrays their own country, for example by helping an enemy or committing treason.
- 1.
Someone who violates an allegiance and betrays their country; someone guilty of treason; one who, in breach of trust, delivers their country to an enemy, or yields up any fort or place entrusted to their defense, or surrenders an army or body of troops to the enemy, unless when vanquished.
违反效忠、背叛国家的人；犯叛国罪者；背信弃义将国家交付敌人,或放弃守护的要塞,或未经战败而向敌人投降军队者。
- 2.
someone who betrays his country by committing treason
通过叛国行为背叛国家的人
- 3.
Someone who takes arms and levies war against their country; or one who aids an enemy in conquering their country.
拿起武器向其国家开战者；或帮助敌人征服本国者。
- 4.
a person who says one thing and does another
言行不一的人
- 5.
One who betrays any confidence or trust.
背叛他人信任或信赖的人。
背信弃义者；背叛信任的人；言行不一的人；口是心非的人；违反效忠、背叛国家的人；犯叛国罪者；背信弃义将国家交付敌人,或放弃守护的要塞,或未经战败而向敌人投降军队者。；通过叛国行为背叛国家的人；拿起武器向其国家开战者；或帮助敌人征服本国者。
In use
The general was executed after being found guilty of helping the enemy; many called him a traitor.
In the story, the king's closest advisor turned out to be a traitor who had opened the city gates at night.
She felt like a traitor to her friends when she told the teacher their secret.
be a traitor to sb/sth
表示对某人或某事业的背叛。
He was considered a traitor to his country.
他被视为国家的叛徒。
brand sb a traitor
公开指责某人是叛徒。
The opposition branded him a traitor.
反对派把他称为叛徒。
turn traitor
不带冠词，表示变节。
Connections
Collocations
- traitor to one's country
- 背叛祖国的人
- He was denounced as a traitor to his country.他被谴责为背叛祖国的人。
- turn traitor
- 叛变；成为叛徒
- He turned traitor and joined the enemy.他叛变投敌。
- brand someone a traitor
- 给某人打上叛徒的烙印
- The media branded him a traitor after the scandal.丑闻发生后，媒体给他打上了叛徒的烙印。
- call someone a traitor
- 称某人为叛徒
- She called him a traitor for leaking the secret.她称他为叛徒，因为他泄露了秘密。
- traitor in the ranks
- 队伍中的叛徒
- They suspected there was a traitor in the ranks.他们怀疑队伍中有叛徒。
- traitor to the cause
Learner notes
Memory Tip
叛徒（traitor）音似“踹他”，想象叛徒被人踹，记住背叛者就该被踹。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：politics、war、personal betrayal ‘traitor’ 一词的使用场景跨度较大，既有政治、历史等正式语境，也常见于日常口语中指责背信弃义的行为，故选择混合语域。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like 'greater' and 'waiter' rhyme perfectly with 'traitor' (same /eɪtər/ ending). 'Trader' is a useful lookalike but sounds different (ends with /dər/ instead of /tər/).
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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