| 释义 | 
		whistle-blowerˈwhistle-ˌblower noun [countable]    - One of the most moving stories, he says in an interview, is that of a young whistle-blower.
 - Perhaps he was viewed less as a courageous whistle-blower than as an irritating gad-fly.
 - The tendency of bureaucrats to take a dim view of whistle-blowers is particularly marked in the military.
 - What is disturbing is that it is typical of a new intolerance against whistle-blowers that raises serious questions about free speech.
 
    someone who tells people in authority or the public about dishonest or illegal practices at the place where they work—whistle-blowing noun [uncountable]  |