defection
n
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(a) [U] deserting a party, cause, religion, etc (對(duì)黨派、 事業(yè)、 宗教等的)背叛, 叛變, 變節(jié).
(b) [C] instance of this 背叛; 叛變; 叛黨; 脫黨; 叛教; 變節(jié)
Discontent in the party will lead to further defections. 黨內(nèi)的不滿(mǎn)情緒將導(dǎo)致更多的黨員脫黨.
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(a) [U] leaving one's country permanently, usu because one disagrees with its political system 去國(guó)(通常因不贊同其政治制度).
(b) [C] instance of this 去國(guó)
defections from a racist system 脫離有種族歧視制度的祖國(guó).