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"rat on" in Chinese (Traditional)

告密告發

Definition

向權威人士舉報他人的錯誤行為或祕密,通常是在背叛信任。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

非正式用語,通常帶有貶義,指背叛(如“打小報告”)。常見於如 'rat on your friend',多指瑣事,正式檢舉嚴重犯罪不常用。

Examples

Don't rat on your brother to your parents.

不要向你父母**告密**你哥哥。

He promised not to rat on his classmates.

他答應不向老師**告密**同學們。

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

如果你**告密**我,我不會原諒你。

Nobody likes someone who always rats on their friends.

沒有人喜歡總是**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**告密**同事,雖然她知道他做錯了。

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

他**告密**了團體後,再也沒有人信任他。