blow the whistle on
/ˌbləʊ ðə ˈwɪsl̩ ɒn/INFORMAL · C1
中文對應
沒有直接對應的說法
字面意思: «對著某人吹哨»
意思
to tell people in authority about something wrong that someone is doing
向有關當局揭發某人的不法行為.
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.
文法
只有 blow 變化形式:blows、blowing、blew、blown。被揭發的人或機構跟在 on 之後。
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