blow the whistle on
/ˌbləʊ ðə ˈwɪsl̩ ɒn/INFORMAL · C1
中文对应
没有直接对应的说法
字面意思: «对着某人吹哨»
含义
to tell people in authority about something wrong that someone is doing
向有关当局揭发某人的不法行为.
例句
- 1A nurse blew the whistle on the hospital's poor hygiene, and inspectors arrived the next day.
- 2It takes courage to blow the whistle on your own employer.
- 3An accountant blew the whistle on the charity after noticing that donations were disappearing.
- 4If you see a colleague stealing, you should blow the whistle on them.
- 5Who blew the whistle on the factory's illegal dumping? The newspaper won't say.
语法
只有 blow 变化形式:blows、blowing、blew、blown。被揭发的人或机构跟在 on 之后。
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