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单词 snitch
释义
snitch
verb
uk
/snɪtʃ/us
/snɪtʃ/

snitchverb(TELL SECRETLY)

[I]informaldisapproving
tosecretlytellsomeone inauthoritythat someoneelsehas done somethingbad, often inordertocausetrouble:
告发，告密，揭发
ShethoughtI'd snitchedonher.她认为是我告了她。
UKHe snitchedtomybossthat I'd been makinglong-distancecallsatwork!他向老板告密，说我上班时打长途电话！
More examples
  • Would you snitch onyourfriend'spartner?
  • Inmates who snitch on otherinmatesriskbeingsavagelybeaten.
  • Eventually aclassmatesnitched, and Emma was called to the headteacher'soffice.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Revealing secrets & becoming known
  • (the) word is/gets outidiom
  • anti-secrecy
  • backchannel
  • bare
  • blowsomeone'scoveridiom
  • blow/take the lid offsomethingidiom
  • break
  • declassify
  • hold
  • leakage
  • Queen's evidence
  • rat
  • rat onsomeone/something
  • reintroduce
  • revealingly
  • revelatory
  • state's evidence
  • tip
  • transpire
  • unload
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snitchverb(STEAL)

[T]informal
tostealsomething:
偷窃，盗窃
"Where did you get thatmoney?" "I snitched itfrommydadwhen he wasn'tlooking."“你从哪里搞到的那些钱？”“我趁爸爸不注意时偷的。”
Dad snitched theHalloweensweets.
More examples
  • Ioncesnitched abottleofperfumefrom my mother'sbedroom.
  • He'd snitchedcreditcardnumbersfrom credit-companycomputers.
  • "Slamming" refers to anunderhandedmethodof snitchingclientsfromrivals.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Stealing
  • abscond
  • aggravated burglary
  • anti-burglar
  • anti-burglary
  • anti-piracy
  • hot-wire
  • housebreaking
  • jemmy
  • jimmy
  • job
  • kleptomania
  • piracy
  • piratical
  • plunder
  • poach
  • poaching
  • rustle
  • rustling
  • snaffle
  • snarf
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snitch
noun[C]
informaldisapproving
uk
/snɪtʃ/us
/snɪtʃ/
someone whosecretlytellssomeone inauthoritythat someoneelsehas done somethingbad, often inordertocausetrouble:
You little snitch!
People whocooperatewithpoliceareviewedbytheirneighboursas snitches.
More examples
  • Nobodywantstohiresnitches who badmouththeiremployer.
  • Theyhiredthemafiatohuntdown the snitch whoreleasedtheinformation.
  • He waslargelyconvictedby thetestimonyof alyingjailhouse snitch.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
People who reveal secrets & tell tales
  • big mouth
  • blabbermouth
  • dobber
  • fink
  • grass
  • informer
  • nark
  • rat
  • rumour-monger
  • scandalmonger
  • scaremonger
  • sneak
  • source
  • stool pigeon
  • supergrass
  • tattletale
  • telltale
  • whistle-blower
(Definition ofsnitchfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
snitch
verb
uk
/snɪtʃ/us
/snɪtʃ/

snitchverb(TELL SECRETLY)

[I]informaldisapproving
to secretlytellsomeone inauthoritythat someoneelsehas done somethingbad, often inordertocausetrouble
告发，告密，揭发
ShethoughtI'd snitchedonher.她认为是我告了她。
UKHe snitchedtomybossthat I'd been makinglong-distancecallsatwork!他向老板告密，说我上班时打长途电话！

snitchverb(STEAL)

[T]informal
tostealsomething
偷窃，盗窃
"Where did you get thatmoney?" "I snitched itfrommydadwhen he wasn'tlooking."“你从哪里搞到的那些钱？”“我趁爸爸不注意时偷的。”

snitch| American Dictionary

snitch
verb
infml
us
/snɪtʃ/

snitchverb(TELL SECRETLY)

[I]
tosecretlytellsomeone inauthoritythat someoneelsehas done somethingbad, often inordertocausetrouble:
If youkeepsnitching onyourfriends, you won’t have manyleft.

snitchverb(STEAL)

[T]
tosteal, or to take withoutpermission:
I snitched apencilfromyourdesk–hopeyou don’tmind.
snitch
noun[C]
us
/snɪtʃ/
infml
apersonwhosecretlytellssomeone inauthoritythat someoneelsehas done somethingbad:
Don’t be a snitch.
(Definition ofsnitchfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsnitch

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In the hip-hop world, this is called ' snitching'.
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Snitchrefs, whilst thesnitchis off field, act as an additional bludger ref.
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Often, prisoners would choose to become asnitchto get away from their tormentors.
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Thesnitchis able to defend themself in any way possible except for climbing buildings and trees.
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He decides they must find out where the paintings are andsnitchthem from under the colonel's and the lieutenant's noses.
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Tad informed his father's crack-dealer of an employer and accused his father of being asnitch.
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The game is won only after thesnitchhas been caught cleanly, and the team that caught thesnitchis awarded 30 points.
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After the seeker floor the seekers are released and may run off pitch to search for thesnitch.
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He is an annoyingsnitch, mechanical genius, the school brainiac, and tattletale.
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If the score is tied after thesnitchcatch, the game proceeds into overtime.
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To end the game, you hit the tattler; tattler also being another name for asnitch.
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Back at the mansion, tensions rise as asnitchis revealed among the men.
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They realize that they have asnitchin their own gang and that they can't get out of the country because the police will be looking for them.
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There is nothing wrong with that—it is not snitching; it is ensuring that the taxpayers' money is effectively spent and targeted at those who really need it.
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What will happen is that the lad with the curly locks will have a close hair shave and be out "snitching" handkerchiefs the moment he is released.
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