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traitor

🇬🇧 UK/'treɪtə/🇺🇸 US/'treitә/
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Definitions

n.

A person who betrays their country, a cause, or someone's trust.

叛徒;卖国贼;背信弃义的人

v.

To betray or act treacherously toward someone.

背叛,出卖

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
traprefix
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itgo
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orone who does, agent
=traitor

Common Collocations

  • 1.traitor to one's country卖国贼
  • 2.branded a traitor被扣上叛徒的帽子
  • 3.turn traitor倒戈;背叛
  • 4.traitor to the cause背弃信仰/事业的叛徒

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    He was branded a traitor after leaking classified documents to the enemy.

  • 2.

    Some viewed her as a traitor for speaking out against her own party.

  • 3.

    History remembers him as a traitor who sold his country for personal gain.

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