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"rat on" in Chinese (Simplified)

告发告密

Definition

向权威人士报告他人的不当行为或秘密,通常是背叛他人信任。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

非正式表达,通常带有贬义,表示背叛(像“打小报告”)。常用于'rat on your friend'等句型,多指小事。正式举报严重犯罪不使用。

Examples

Don't rat on your brother to your parents.

不要向你父母**告发**你哥哥。

He promised not to rat on his classmates.

他答应不向老师**告密**同学们。

If you rat on me, I won't forgive you.

如果你**告发**我,我不会原谅你。

Nobody likes someone who always rats on their friends.

没有人喜欢总是**告密**朋友的人。

She didn't want to rat on her coworker, even though she knew he was wrong.

她不想**告发**同事,尽管她知道他做错了。

After he ratted on the group, no one trusted him anymore.

他**告发**了小组后,再也没有人信任他。