defection 的定义
- desertion from allegiance, loyalty, duty, or the like; apostasy: His defection to East Germany was regarded as treasonable.
- failure; lack; loss: He was overcome by a sudden defection of courage.
defection 近义词
abandonment
更多defection例句
- The defections underscore the urgency of Republicans’ efforts to stem their demographic decline.
- Offseason defections hit the program hard after it reeled off 17 consecutive wins and was a legit national championship contender before the pandemic ended last season early.
- His first wife, an Englishwoman with whom he had three children, divorced him after his defection.
- Winning the Senate races there would likely mean that Democrats have 53 or 54 seats overall, giving them room for defections on key votes.
- Over the past 20 years, most defections have involved North Koreans fleeing south — an estimated 33,600 have done so, though about 900 are unaccounted for.
- At the time of his defection, he felt a strong need to get out of Cuba, and accomplished just that.
- In a statement, RT said that Wahl's on-air defection was "nothing more than a self-promotional stunt."
- But Habib has yet to appear publicly, and Syrian state media denied the defection, insisting that Habib was still at home.
- A leader in the movement, Picciolini was able to frame his defection as a retirement.
- The former U.S. intelligence officers, however, said the case is already being treated as a potential defection.
- Faithless little Judy had shown her defection from Aunty Rosa already.
- Cotgrave gives us: 'Faillance, f. a defection, failing, decaying.'
- Since Jonathan Maxfield's defection, he might be considered the leading member of the Methodist congregation.
- The Kinghampstead division remained for some time insensitive to my defection.
- The line which he immediately took was still more alarming to the Administration than the act of defection.