betray 英 [bɪˈtreɪ]   美 [bɪˈtre]

betray

betray  英 [bɪˈtreɪ] 美 [bɪˈtre]

vt. 背叛;出卖;泄露 

进行时:betraying  过去式:betrayed  过去分词:betrayed  第三人称单数:betrays 

He was offered money to betray his colleagues. 有人收买他出卖他的同事。
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。

  • When you betray someone or something, you provide information whether you mean to do it or not, like the loud growling of your stomach that betrays your hunger or the secret you tell about your friend that betrays her trust.
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  • vt. 背叛;出卖;泄露
  • 1. He was offered money to betray his colleagues.

    有人收买他出卖他的同事。

  • 2. 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。

  • 3. She betrayed his trustover and over again.

    她一次又一次地辜负了他的信任。

  • 4. I have never known her to betray a confidence .

    我从未听说过她泄露秘密。

  • 5. 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。

  • betray (v.) early 13c., "prove false, violate by unfaithfulness;" c. 1300, bitrayen, "deliver or expose to the power of an enemy by treachery," also "mislead, deceive, delude," from be- + obsolete Middle English tray, from Old French traine "betrayal, deception, deceit," from trair (Modern French trahir) "betray, deceive," from Latin tradere "hand over," from trans "across" (see trans-) + dare "to give" (from PIE root *do- "to give").
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 cheat 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。 betray betrays betrayed betraying be·tray / bɪˈtreɪ ; NAmE bɪˈtreɪ /
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