新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

betray

英  [bɪˈtreɪ]
    

[VERB]

    VERB. 动词
  • betrays , betraying , betrayed

    1[T 及物动词] 辜负

    If you betray someone who loves or trusts you, your actions hurt and disappoint them.

    双语例句

    例:

    When I tell someone I will not betray his confidence I keep my word.

    当我对人说我不会辜负他的信任时,我会说到做到。

    2[T 及物动词] 出卖 , 背叛

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    They offered me money if I would betray my associates.

    如果我出卖自己的同伴,他们就会给我钱。

    3[T 及物动词] 违背

    If you betray an ideal or your principles, you say or do something which goes against those beliefs.

    双语例句

    例:

    We betray the ideals of our country when we support capital punishment.

    我们赞同死刑就会违背我们国家的理想。

    4[T 及物动词] (无意中)流露

    If you betray a feeling or quality, you show it without intending to.

    双语例句

    例:

    She studied his face, but it betrayed nothing.

    她审视着他的脸,但他却丝毫不露声色。

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