How do you use "Grass" in a sentence?

Don't be a grass. Who grassed us up? Nobody likes a grass.

Grass

Q: What does "Grass" mean?

An informer; to inform on someone to authorities. British slang for someone who informs to police, or the act of informing. From Cockney rhyming slang: 'grasshopper' = 'copper' (inform to the copper).

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含义: An informer; to inform on someone to authorities.

告密者；向当局告密

un chivato; delatar a alguien ante las autoridades

密告者、密告する

밀고자; 밀고하다

British slang for someone who informs to police, or the act of informing. From Cockney rhyming slang: 'grasshopper' = 'copper' (inform to the copper).

英国俚语，指向警察告密的人或告密行为。来自伦敦土语押韵俚语：'grasshopper'='copper'（向警察告密）。

Argot británico para alguien que delata a la policía, o el acto de delatar. Del argot rimado cockney: 'grasshopper' = 'copper' (delatar al poli).

警察に密告する人、または密告する行為を指すイギリススラング。コックニー押韻俚語から：「grasshopper」=「copper」（警官に密告する）。

영국 속어로 경찰에 밀고하는 사람 또는 밀고 행위를 가리킨다. 코크니 라이밍 슬랭에서 유래: 'grasshopper' = 'copper'(경찰에 밀고하다).

字面意思: Grasshopper = copper (rhyming slang)

例句

Don't be a grass.
别当告密者
No seas chivato
密告者になるな
밀고자가 되지 마.
Who grassed us up?
谁告的密？
¿Quién nos ha delatado?
誰が密告したんだ？
누가 우리를 밀고한 거야?
Nobody likes a grass.
没人喜欢告密者
A nadie le gustan los chivatos
密告者は誰からも好かれない
밀고자를 좋아하는 사람은 없다.

发音

/ɡrɑːs/

用法指南

语境: informing, betrayal, criminal slang

语气: contemptuous, accusatory

✓ 正确说法

Don't grass.
别告密
No chives
密告するな
밀고하지 마.
He's a grass.
他是告密者
Es un chivato
彼は密告者だ
그는 밀고자야.
Who grassed?
谁告密了？
¿Quién chivó?
誰が密告した？
누가 밀고했어?

✗ 错误说法

Inform
Inform（举报）
Inform（Informar）
Inform（通報する）
밀고하다
Tell on
Tell on（打小报告）
Tell on（Delatar）
Tell on（告げ口する）
일러바치다

常见错误

Very negative term—grassing is despised
From rhyming slang but used literally now

起源与历史

Cockney rhyming slang: grasshopper = copper.

词源: Cockney rhyming slang

最早记录: 1930s

文化背景

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Working class/universal

Pop culture: British crime films; Football hooliganism

Regional notes: Very British—Americans say 'snitch.'

变体

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