defection
英 [d?'fek?n]
美[d?'f?k??n]
- n. 背叛；缺點(diǎn)；變節(jié)；脫黨
中低頻詞
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?defections;
英文詞源
- defection (n.)
- 1540s, "action of failing;" 1550s, "action of deserting a party, leader, etc." from Latin defectionem (nominative defectio) "desertion, revolt, failure," noun of action from past participle stem of deficere (see deficient). Originally used often of faith.
雙語例句
- 1. He denounced the defection as a stab in the back.
- 他譴責(zé)這次背叛是背后捅刀子。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. His defection to the other side was the ultimate betrayal.
- 他變節(jié)投向另一方是最終的背叛.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. The successful defection of Lyalin presented MI 5 with a unique opportunity.
- 利亞林叛逃成功使軍情5局得到了一個難得的機(jī)會.
來自辭典例句
- 4. It was he who first fingered Philby in the USA after defection of Burgess and Maclean.
- 正是他在伯吉斯和麥克萊恩叛逃之后,首先在美國指出了菲爾比.
來自辭典例句
- 5. Houghton, Lonsdale, and presumably also the Krogers would all be blown by the defection.
- 霍頓, 朗斯代爾, 大概還有克羅格夫婦,都會由于這次叛逃而暴露.
來自辭典例句