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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。
叛国者；卖国贼；叛徒
traitors — plural of traitor
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叛国者；卖国贼；叛徒
Someone who betrays their own country, for example by helping an enemy or committing treason.
He was considered a traitor to his country.
他被视为国家的叛徒。
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。
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.
通过叛国行为背叛国家的人
someone who betrays his country by committing treason
拿起武器向其国家开战者；或帮助敌人征服本国者。
Someone who takes arms and levies war against their country; or one who aids an enemy in conquering their country.
言行不一的人
a person who says one thing and does another
The general was executed after being found guilty of helping the enemy; many called him a traitor.
将军因被认定帮助敌人而被处决；许多人称他为叛徒。
In the story, the king's closest advisor turned out to be a traitor who had opened the city gates at night.
在故事中，国王最亲密的顾问原来是个叛徒，他在夜里打开了城门。
She felt like a traitor to her friends when she told the teacher their secret.
她向老师泄露了朋友们的秘密后，觉得自己像个叛徒。
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。
公开指责某人是叛徒。
The opposition branded him a traitor.
反对派把他称为叛徒。
不带冠词，表示变节。
He turned traitor and joined the enemy.
他叛变了，投靠了敌人。
Not this
He traitored his country.
Use this
He betrayed his country.
‘traitor’是名词，不能作动词。表达‘背叛’应使用动词‘betray’。
Not this
She is a traitor for her friends.
Use this
She is a traitor to her friends.
表示‘对……的背叛者’，介词应用‘to’，而非‘for’。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
叛变；成为叛徒
He turned traitor and joined the enemy.
他叛变投敌。
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。
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。
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。
事业的背叛者
He was seen as a traitor to the cause of freedom.
他被视为自由事业的背叛者。
叛变，成为叛徒
He turned traitor and sold secrets to the enemy.
他叛变了，向敌人出卖了秘密。
内部的叛徒
We suspected there was a traitor in our midst leaking information.
我们怀疑内部有叛徒在泄露信息。
事业的叛徒
He was denounced as a traitor to the cause of freedom.
他被斥为自由事业的叛徒。
他是个叛徒！
Sirius Black shouted, 'He was a traitor!' when revealing Peter Pettigrew's betrayal.
小天狼星布莱克在揭露小矮星彼得的背叛时喊道：'他是个叛徒！'
你是叛国者。
King Joffrey declared Ned Stark a traitor to the crown.
乔佛里国王宣布奈德·史塔克是叛国者。
发长 /eɪ/ 音 (如 rain, wait)
Use traitors naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
叛徒（traitor）音似“踹他”，想象叛徒被人踹，记住背叛者就该被踹。
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。
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/).
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