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单词 betray
释义
betray
verb[T]
uk
/bɪˈtreɪ/us
/bɪˈtreɪ/

betrayverb[T](NOT LOYAL)

B2
to not beloyaltoyourcountryor aperson, often by doing somethingharmfulsuch ashelpingtheirenemies:
背叛，出卖；对…不忠诚
He wasaccusedof betraying hiscountryduring thewar.他被指控在战争期间背叛了祖国。
Shefeltbetrayed by her mother'slackofsupport.她觉得母亲背弃了她，因为母亲没有支持她。
Foryearsthey betrayed the UK'ssecretstoRussia.他们多年向俄国出卖英国的机密情报。
formalHepromisednever to betray hiswife(= never toleaveher for anotherperson).他承诺永不抛弃自己的妻子。
formal
If someone betrays something such as apromise, they do not do what theypromised:
食言；辜负
Thepresidenthas beenaccusedof betraying hiselectionpromises.总统因未能履行竞选诺言而遭到人们的谴责。
Bystayingout so late, they have betrayed mytrust(=disappointedme because I hadtrustedthem not to).他们在外面呆到这么晚才回来，真是辜负了我的信任。
More examples
  • Vargasplaysthepartoftreacherousaristocratwho betrays hiskingandcountry.
  • Didn't hefeelguiltyabout betraying hisfellowcountrymenand women?
  • Itrustedhim and he betrayed me.
  • After abitterten-yearcampaign, William Wallace was betrayed andexecutedin London in 1305.
  • At theheightof Stalin'srule,childrenwereencouragedto betraytheirparents.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Disloyalty, betrayal & treason
  • adulterous
  • backstabber
  • betrayal
  • betrayer
  • break ranksidiom
  • chicane
  • deserter
  • desertion
  • faithless
  • faithlessly
  • faithlessness
  • false
  • fifth column
  • sellsomeonedown the riveridiom
  • sellout
  • stabsomeonein the backidiom
  • tergiversation
  • throwsomeoneto the lionsidiom
  • treasonable
  • unfaithfulness
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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Making & breaking promises & commitments

betrayverb[T](SHOW)

to showfeelings,thoughts, or aparticularcharacteristicwithoutintendingto:
暴露（想法）；流露（情感）
If he isnervousonstage, he does not betray it.他即使在舞台上十分紧张，也不会表露出来。
Although she oftenseemsquitecold, hersmilingeyesbetray hertruenature.虽然看上去总是很冷漠，但她微笑的双眼却显示出了真性情。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Showing and demonstrating
  • act out
  • attest
  • bespeak
  • breastbeating
  • bring
  • define
  • demonstrative
  • flaunt
  • glimmer
  • indicate
  • masterclass
  • point (something/someone) out
  • point the wayidiom
  • point to/towardssomething
  • probatory
  • produce
  • speak
  • visualization
  • wear
  • whiff
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(Definition ofbetrayfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

betray| American Dictionary

betray
verb[T]
us
/bɪˈtreɪ/

betrayverb[T](BE NOT LOYAL)

to be notloyaltoyourcountryor to someone whobelievesyou areloyal, often by doing somethingharmful:
Somelawmakerssay theyfeelbetrayed by thepresident.

betrayverb[T](SHOW)

to showyourfeelingsorthoughtswithoutintendingto:
She could nothelpbetraying hersympathyfor us.
(Definition ofbetrayfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbetray

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A person can affirm the difference principle and yet be disposed to maximizing behavior in market settings without betraying egalitarian commitments.
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Some patients want the freedoms they previously enjoyed before their bodies began tobetraythem.
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A badly conducted strike, extremely acrimonious or negative, even when done for the right reasons may still result in patients feeling betrayed by the profession.
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The thematic links, however,betraysome of the ambitions of anthro-literary writing.
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Rare editsbetraysome analog sources, and a little applause and coughing some live performances.
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Archives are richer in detailing institutional arrangements, but they toobetrayattitudes.
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Such an interpretation of the situation pertaining in the territory betrays signs of either fiscal convenience or wilful ignorance.
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Thus, for example, while my visual perception canbetrayme, my imaginative consciousness cannot.
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While central or focal cases maybetrayno naming difference, borderline cases for natural kinds and colours do.
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The text betrays horrible over-generalization, incorrect spelling of taxonomic names and factual errors.
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All too often he betrays his urgent themes in pretentious passages of self-display.
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You betrayed the trust we placed in you when you came and built your churches, when you started to convert.
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In this resistance, the latent again betrays the blatant.
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The basic account of molluscan biology is fair enough but betrays a lack of real understanding of the matter.
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They report that the civilian population of the annexed province has outrageously betrayed them.
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