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fink

UK /fɪŋk/US /fɪŋk/

词源

源自19世纪末美国俚语,可能来自德语Fink(燕雀,暗指叽叽喳喳告密的人)或Yiddish源词。20世纪初与劳工运动关联后获得'工贼'含义。

noun

❶ 指告密者或背叛者,常用于非正式场合,带有贬义,形容某人出卖朋友或同事。

“He was labeled a fink after telling the boss about our plans.”

(他向老板告密我们的计划后,被大家称为叛徒。)

“Nobody trusts him because he's known to be a fink.”

(没人信任他,因为大家都知道他是个告密者。)

❶ 指罢工破坏者或拒绝参加工会活动的人,常用于劳工冲突语境中。

“The workers called him a fink when he crossed the picket line.”

(当他越过纠察线时,工人们称他为工贼。)

“Finks were hired to replace the striking employees.”

(雇用了破坏罢工者来替代罢工员工。)

同义词:informant, snitch, traitor, scab, betrayer

verb

❶ 告密或背叛,通常指向权威人士透露秘密信息,导致他人受害。

“He finked on his classmates to avoid punishment.”

(他为逃避惩罚而向老师告发了同学。)

“She threatened to fink about the stolen goods unless she got a share.”

(她威胁要告发偷窃的事,除非分她一份。)

同义词:inform, betray, snitch, rat out, tell on

常见短语

fink out — 指临阵退缩或违背承诺,常用于表达对某人突然改变主意的失望。

“He finked out at the last minute and didn't show up for the protest.”

(他在最后一刻退缩,没有出现在抗议活动中。)