单词	traitor
释义	traitortrai‧tor /ˈtreɪtə $ -ər/ ●○○ noun [countable, uncountable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINtraitor Origin: 1200-1300 Old French traitre, from Latin traditor, from tradere ‘to hand over, deliver, betray’, from trans- ( ➔ TRANS-) + dare ‘to give’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES At the end of the war Mata Hari was hanged as a traitor. When he left Nicaragua for the US, he was denounced as a traitor to the revolution. Zaragoza turned traitor when he thought the Republicans would lose the war. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A body could also be a traitor, indulging urges alien to intellect and emotion. For that's the place where traitors ought to be. Frequently they were outspoken wives, who were considered monstrous shrews or unnatural traitors to their husbands. His father suffered even more when the revolutionaries decided that he was a traitor and plundered his estate worth ten thousand pounds. Nobody's suggesting he is a traitor, he's one of our very best men. Whether she is victim or traitor remains unknown. Yet in the first autumn of the war he seemed neither a famous traitor nor an infamous war criminal. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorsomeone who betrays their country► traitor someone who helps the enemies of their country, for example by giving them secret information: · At the end of the war Mata Hari was hanged as a traitor.traitor to: · When he left Nicaragua for the US, he was denounced as a traitor to the revolution.turn traitor (=become a traitor): · Zaragoza turned traitor when he thought the Republicans would lose the war. ► collaborator someone who helps their country's enemies, especially when the enemy has taken control of that country: · Women who were suspected of collaborating had their heads shaved in public.collaborator with: · His father had been accused of collaborating with the CIA. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► turned traitor  a politician who turned traitor (=became a traitor) to the government COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► call · They booed President Suleyman Demirel and called him a traitor for supporting a delay in the execution process.· After our car accident I called you a traitor.· Jefferson was called a traitor, and Andrew Jackson was accused of being a drunken, ignorant adulterer. ► turn · He did not appear to be the type which could be persuaded to turn traitor.· The player must then decide whether to turn traitor and eliminate the partner, he added.· Of millions of men and women, only a handful had turned traitor.· Perhaps, by her action, to convince him that she had not turned traitor to the King. Phrases PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► turn traitor He did not appear to be the type which could be persuaded to turn traitor. Of millions of men and women, only a handful had turned traitor. Perhaps, by her action, to convince him that she had not turned traitor to the King. The player must then decide whether to turn traitor and eliminate the partner, he added. someone who is not loyal to their country, friends, or beliefs → treasontraitor to a traitor to the cause of women’s rights a politician who turned traitor (=became a traitor) to the government
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