quisling
UK/'kwizliŋ/US
GREC2
Definitions
n.
A traitor who collaborates with an enemy occupying force
卖国贼，内奸，通敌者
Root Breakdown
Eponymquislingother
=quisling
Common Collocations
- 1.branded a quisling被扣上卖国贼的帽子
- 2.notorious quisling臭名昭著的内奸
- 3.[wartime quisling]战时通敌者
- 4.call someone a quisling称某人为卖国贼
Example Sentences
- 1.
The general was branded a quisling after secretly aiding the invading forces.
- 2.
History remembers Vidkun Quisling as the ultimate quisling who betrayed Norway.
- 3.
The resistance movement executed several quislings who had informed on their neighbors.