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-derivedCommon 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.