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

  1. 1A nurse blew the whistle on the hospital's poor hygiene, and inspectors arrived the next day.
  2. 2It takes courage to blow the whistle on your own employer.
  3. 3An accountant blew the whistle on the charity after noticing that donations were disappearing.
  4. 4If you see a colleague stealing, you should blow the whistle on them.
  5. 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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