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Betray Betrayed   [V N I Bɪˈtreɪ Verb 动词

The flashcard defines the word "betray" as a verb with multiple meanings including to disappoint or be disloyal to someone, to give information to an enemy, to go against one's beliefs, or to unintentionally reveal a feeling or information.

betray (verb): 失信于;辜负;背叛;出卖;违背,背弃;流露出;暴露出 (to betray someone who loves or trusts you means to hurt and disappoint them; to betray their country or friends means to give information to an enemy; to betray an ideal or principles means to say or do something that goes against those beliefs; to betray a feeling or quality means to show it without intending to)

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[VERB 动词]失信于;辜负 If you betray someone who loves or trusts you, your actions hurt and disappoint them.
  [V n]
  • When I tell someone I will not betray his confidence I keep my word...

    如果我告诉某人我不会辜负他的信任,我就会恪守诺言。

  • The President betrayed them when he went back on his promise not to raise taxes.

    总统背叛了他们,违背了不加税的诺言。

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  • She was her friend and now calls her a betrayer.

    她曾经是她的朋友,现在却叫她叛徒。

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[VERB 动词]背叛;出卖 If someone betrays their country or their friends, they give information to an enemy, putting their country's security or their friends' safety at risk.
  [V n]
  [V n to n]
  • They offered me money if I would betray my associates...

    他们提出来只要我供出同伙就给我钱。

  • The group were informers, and they betrayed the plan to the Germans.

    这帮人是告密者,他们把计划泄露给了德国人。

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  • 'Traitor!' she screamed. 'Betrayer of England!'

    “叛徒!”她尖叫道。“英格兰的叛徒!”

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[VERB 动词]违背,背弃(理想或原则) If you betray an ideal or your principles, you say or do something which goes against those beliefs.
  [V n]
  • We betray the ideals of our country when we support capital punishment.

    如果我们支持死刑,那就背弃了我们立国的理念。

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  • Babearth regarded the middle classes as the betrayers of the Revolution.

    巴博施把中产阶级看作是革命的叛徒。

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[VERB 动词]流露出;暴露出 If you betray a feeling or quality, you show it without intending to.
  [V n]
  • She studied his face, but it betrayed nothing...

    她仔细端详了一番他的脸,但什么也没有看出来。

  • He nodded his head instead of saying anything where his voice might betray him.

    他一言不发,只是点头,因为一开口可能会露出破绽。


Oxford be·tray / bɪˈtreɪ ; NAmE bɪˈtreɪ / verb 1 to give information about sb/sth to an enemy 出卖;泄露(机密) betraysb/sth ◆ He was offered money to betray his colleagues. 有人收买他出卖他的同事。 betraysb/sth to sb ◆ For years they had been betraying state secrets to Russia. 他们多年来一直向俄罗斯泄露国家机密。 2 betraysb/sth to hurt sb who trusts you, especially by not being loyal or faithful to them 辜负;对…不忠 ◆ She felt betrayed when she found out the truth about him. 她发现他的真实情况时,感到受了欺骗。 ◆ She betrayed his trustover and over again. 她一次又一次地辜负了他的信任。 ◆ I have never known her to betray a confidence (= tell other people sth that should be kept secret). 我从未听说过她泄露秘密。 ☞synonyms at
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3 betraysth to ignore your principles or beliefs in order to achieve sth or gain an advantage for yourself 背叛(原则或信仰) ◆ He has been accused of betraying his former socialist ideals. 有人指责他背弃了他先前的社会主义理想。 4 to tell sb or make them aware of a piece of information, a feeling, etc, usually without meaning to (无意中)泄露信息,流露情感 SYN
give away
betraysth ◆ His voice betrayed the worry he was trying to hide. 他的声音掩盖不了内心的担忧。 betrayyourself ◆ She was terrified of saying something that would make her betray herself (= show her feelings or who she was). 她害怕说话时泄了自己的底。
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be·tray / bɪˈtreɪ ; NAmE bɪˈtreɪ /
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betraybe‧tray /bɪˈtreɪ/ ●●○ verb [transitive]
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1friends to be disloyal to someone who trusts you, so that they are harmed or upset:  He felt that she had betrayed him.betray somebody to somebody What kind of man would betray his own sister to the police? She had betrayed her parents' trust. I would never betray a confidence (=tell a secret that someone has trusted me with).2country to be disloyal to your country, company etc, for example by giving secret information to its enemies:  people who betray their country for money3emotions to show feelings that you are trying to hide SYN  give away:  His voice betrayed his nervousness. His face betrayed nothing (=showed no emotion).4truth to show that something is true or exists, especially when it is not easily noticed SYN  give away:  The slightest sound might betray his presence. The crumpled sheets betrayed the fact that someone had been sleeping there.5betray your beliefs/principles/ideals etc to stop supporting your old beliefs and principles, especially in order to get power or avoid trouble—betrayer noun [countable]
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betray

[bɪˈtreɪ]betrayed, betraying, betrays

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betrayed[15425] betraying[2780] betrays[1066]
背叛(59%),出卖(29%),泄露(7%),显露(5%)
vt.背叛;出卖;泄露(秘密);露出…迹象

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