betrayed
past simple and past participle ofbetray
| 单词 | betrayed |
| 释义 | betrayed past simple and past participle ofbetray betray verb[T] uk/bɪˈtreɪ/us/bɪˈtreɪ/betrayverb[T](NOT LOYAL)B2 to not beloyaltoyourcountryor aperson, often by doing somethingharmfulsuch ashelpingtheirenemies: He wasaccusedof betraying hiscountryduring thewar. Shefeltbetrayed by her mother'slackofsupport. Foryearsthey betrayed the UK'ssecretstoRussia. formalHepromisednever to betray hiswife(= never toleaveher for anotherperson). formal If someone betrays something such as apromise, they do not do what theypromised: Thepresidenthas beenaccusedof betraying hiselectionpromises. Bystayingout so late, they have betrayed mytrust(=disappointedme because I hadtrustedthem not to).
Disloyalty, betrayal & treason
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Making & breaking promises & commitments betrayverb[T](SHOW)to showfeelings,thoughts, or aparticularcharacteristicwithoutintendingto: If he isnervousonstage, he does not betray it. Although she oftenseemsquitecold, hersmilingeyesbetray hertruenature. Showing and demonstrating
Examplesofbetrayedbetrayed In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Even within the spiritualist community the ambivalence that attached to materializationbetrayedthe emotional and epistemological strain of the practice. From theCambridge English Corpus Youbetrayedthe trust we placed in you when you came and built your churches, when you started to convert. From theCambridge English Corpus Colonial efforts to ensure the loyalty of politically powerful askarisbetrayeda similar message regarding martial identity. From theCambridge English Corpus No onebetrayedthe secret, no one turned informant; solidarity triumphed over totalitarian authority. From theCambridge English Corpus They, at best, are being short-changed, at worstbetrayed. From theCambridge English Corpus Their writings inevitablybetrayedthe particular bias of a professional 'middle class'. From theCambridge English Corpus His commentsbetrayedtwo common suspicions musicians have about music criticism: that it tends to be (1) self-important and (2) uninformed. From theCambridge English Corpus We know little, for example, about the process by which individual artists are thought to havebetrayedtheir convictions. From theCambridge English Corpus A first step, then, in addressing this dilemma was to recognize that my initial responsebetrayedunarticulated assumptions that needed further exploration. From theCambridge English Corpus They also feelbetrayedby their own leaders and intellectuals. From theCambridge English Corpus I shall discuss some examples of neural models beingbetrayedby a messier physiological reality. From theCambridge English Corpus Humanistic concepts of a rounded education have beenbetrayedby marketing managers. From theCambridge English Corpus The very nation he had served nowbetrayedhim; he wavered between revenge, abdication and denial. From theCambridge English Corpus Now thisbetrayedand illiterate woman wanted revenge. From theCambridge English Corpus They feelbetrayedby the lure of organizational opportunities, which seem to have stunted, rather than supported, their objectives. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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