defection

名詞

1. 1

   叛逃、投敵、變節

   His defection to the West embarrassed the government for years.

   他叛逃西方一事讓政府多年來難以抬頭。

2. 2

   脫黨、退黨、倒戈

   A wave of defections has left the ruling party badly weakened.

   一波脫黨潮讓執政黨元氣大傷。

3. 3

   背棄、背離、拋棄

   Her defection from the cause surprised everyone who had worked with her.

   她背離這項運動，讓所有和她共事過的人都很驚訝。