informant 专八

I feel that what the informant says may well be true.

我认为那个提供消息人说可能是真

we won't name the informant because it's confidential.

我们不会说出提供消息者名字，因为这是保密。

The journalist did not want to reveal the identity of his informant.

那个新闻工作者不想透露消息提供人身分。

they act as informants, sponsors, and contacts for new immigrants.

他们充当起了新移民信息提供者、保证人和联络人。

his informant swore blind that the weapons were still there.

他线人一口咬定说武器还在那里。