"informers" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 告密者
• 通风报信者

Definition

秘密向警方或当局举报他人（通常是非法活动）的人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“informers” 多带有负面含义，指背叛或秘密举报，多用于警方或犯罪相关场合。有时涉及因保护或奖励而提供线索的人。不要与新闻中的“informant”混淆，后者更中性。

Examples

The police thanked the informers for their help.

警方感谢那些**告密者**的帮助。

Some informers gave details about the robbery.

有些**告密者**提供了关于抢劫的细节。

The gang feared that they had informers among them.

这伙人担心他们中间有**告密者**。

Many criminals avoid talking around informers.

许多罪犯避免在**告密者**附近说话。

Nobody trusts informers in that neighborhood.

在那个社区，没人信任**告密者**。

There were rumors that the police had several informers inside the organization.

有传言说警方在该组织内部有好几个**告密者**。