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单词 judas
释义 ju·das
I. \ˈjüdəs\ noun
(-es)
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: after Judas Iscariot, apostle that betrayed Jesus
1. usually capitalized : traitor; especially : one that betrays under the pretense of friendship
 < some Judas … gave the story to the one-party press — G.W.Johnson >
2. or judas window also judas-hole sometimes capitalized J : a peephole usually constituted by an aperture resembling a window with a sliding panel and used chiefly for inspection (as in the door of a house or a prison cell)
 < the guard sprang to reconnoiter through a judasNew York Sun >
 < peering through the broken judas in the door of the cell — John Hersey >
 < after a considerable time a judas was opened — W.S.Maugham >
 < the judas window of the cell door slammed down — Dickey Chapelle >
II. adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
: of, relating to, or being an animal used as a decoy or to lead other animals to slaughter
 < a Judas duck >
 < as sheep are led by a Judas goat — James Reach >
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