新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

betray

英 [bɪˈtreɪ]

[VERB]

词汇频率：

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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