defection
noun[CorU]
uk/dɪˈfek.ʃən/us/dɪˈfek.ʃən/theactofleavingacountry,politicalparty, etc. to go to another one:
脱离,退出,叛逃(国家或政党等)Over theyearsthere were hundreds of defectionstotheWest/defectionsfromtheEast.这些年来发生了数百起向西方/从东方叛逃的事件。
Recentchangesinpolicyhaveresultedin large-scale defectionfromtheparty.最近的政策变化导致了大规模的党员倒戈行为。
Running away and escaping
- abscond
- back away
- back off
- bail out
- be at largeidiom
- be on the runidiom
- escape
- flee
- fugitive
- gaolbreak
- getaway
- go/be run to groundidiom
- leg
- scram
- shakesomethingoff
- shoot
- shoot through
- skedaddle
- slip
- throw