whistleblower

英

美 [ˈwɪsəlˌbloʊər]

n.  告发者;揭发者

复数：whistleblowers　第三人称单数：whistleblowers　

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 告发者;检举者
  Awhistle-bloweris someone who finds out that the organization they are working for is doing something immoral or illegal and tells the authorities or the public about it.
  1. He has been a prominent victim of alleged witch-hunts against whistle-blowers in the NHS.
     他成了英国国民保健制度下所谓追查报复检举者行动的典型牺牲品。

英英释义

noun

• an informant who exposes wrongdoing within an organization in the hope of stopping it
  1. the law gives little protection to whistleblowers who feel the public has a right to know what is going on
  2. the whistleblower was fired for exposing the conditions in mental hospitals
  Synonym:whistle blowerwhistle-blower

双语例句

• That law strengthened whistleblower protections against retaliation and provided for financial incentives to report wrongdoing.
  该法案加强了保护告密者不受报复的措施，并向告发不法行为者提供了各种经济奖励。
• The board should also review the way it monitors and handles whistleblower complaints.
  董事会还应当评估监控、处理举报者投诉的方式。
• The securities and Exchange Commission began its own whistleblower programme in 2011.
  美国证券交易委员会在2011年创建了自己的告密者计划。
• From another perspective, it can harm the whistleblower and the company.
  从另外一个角度看，它会伤害到个人和组织。
• We know that person is very influential and I believed she was indeed the whistleblower.
  我们知道此人是很有影响力的，我相信她的确是举报者。
• Der Spiegel said it had gained partial access to a top secret NSA document dated 2010 that was obtained by Edward Snowden, an agency contractor turned whistleblower.
  《明镜》称，它看到了一份日期为2010年的NSA绝密文件的一部分，该文件是由NSA前合同工、后来变成泄密者的爱德华•斯诺登（EdwardSnowden）获得的。
• Only after we completed our background investigation on the whistleblower did they reveal the details to us.
  在我们完成了对举报人的背景调查后，他们才向我们透露了细节。
• The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, has revealed that the surveillance whistleblower Edward Snowden is indeed in a Moscow airport, ending a global guessing game over the US fugitive's whereabouts.
  俄罗斯总统普京日前称，被严密监控的告密者爱德华斯诺登实际上正身处莫斯科机场，以此结束了全球对于美国逃亡者行踪的猜谜游戏。
• But 68 percent said they were not aware of the new federal whistleblower program, which is being operated by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
  但68%的人说他们不知道联邦政府有这个新告密者项目。该项目是由证券交易委员会运作的。
• After a whistleblower made allegations against the company last year, GSK first relied on an internal probe with external legal and auditor support.
  在去年举报者提出指控之后，GSK最初依赖于内部调查，辅之以外部法律和审计支持。