informer

英 [ɪnˈfɔːmə(r)]

美 [ɪnˈfɔːrmər]

n.  (向警方或其他当局的)告密者; 线人

复数：informers　

GRETEM8法律

Collins.1 / BNC.15395 / COCA.17392

牛津词典

noun

• （向警方或其他当局的）告密者；线人
  a person who gives information to the police or other authority

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 告密者;线人
  Aninformeris a person who tells the police that someone has done something illegal.
  1. ...two men suspected of being police informers.
     被怀疑是警方线人的两名男子

英英释义

noun

• one who reveals confidential information in return for money
  Synonym:betrayerratsquealerblabber

双语例句

• The informer has done dirt to her.
  告密者说了她很多坏话。
• Speak out of turn, and an informer reports you.
  你稍微不慎说了一点不适宜的话，会有人打小报告。
• The informer's told us where the command bunker is.
  情报员告诉了我们他们的司令部在哪里。
• How did they find out he was our informer!
  他们怎么会知道他是我们的线人？
• He also publishes the Las Vegas Informer, a free paper that lists telephone numbers for his dancing troupe.
  他还出版登有其舞蹈团电话号码的免费报纸《拉斯维加斯快报》。
• You've an informer in your midst.
  在你们中有一个告密的人。
• Whatever you're paying your informer, it's not enough.
  你给线人多少酬劳都是不够的。
• When there seemed to be countenance given to it, he would turn informer.
  只要看样子有人支持，他就会成为告密者。
• This ioyai man of yours was actually a poIice informer.
  事实上，你那个忠诚的手下是警察的线人。
• The informer provided very important clues for us.
  线人给我们提供了非常有价值的线报。