betray
betray
be·tray / bɪˈtre ; bɪˈtreɪ /verb T
1. FRIENDS 朋友, to be disloyal to someone who trusts you so that they are harmed or upset背叛〔信任你的人〕; 对…不忠; 出卖:
•He felt that she had betrayed him.他感觉她背叛了自己。
betray sb to sb•What kind of man would betray his own sister to the police?向警方出卖自己的妹妹，那是什么样的人啊？
•She had betrayed her parents' trust.她辜负了父母对她的信任。
•I would never betray a confidence (=tell a secret which someone has trusted me with) .我永远不会泄露秘密。
2. COUNTRY 国家, to be disloyal to your country, company etc, for example by giving secret information to its enemies背叛〔国家、公司等〕:•people who betray their country for money卖国求财的人
3. EMOTIONS 情感, not in progressive or passiveto show feelings that you are trying to hide流露〔想掩饰的情感〕;SYNgive away•His voice betrayed his nervousness.他的声音暴露出他很紧张。
•His face betrayed nothing (=showed no emotion) .他脸上不露声色。
4. TRUTH 真实情况, to show that something is true or exists, especially when it is not easily noticed暴露〔不易发觉的东西〕;SYNgive away•The slightest sound might betray his presence .稍有动静便有可能暴露他的存在。
•The crumpled sheets betrayed the fact that someone had been sleeping there.皱巴巴的床单说明有人在这里睡过。
5. betray your beliefs / principles / ideals etc to stop supporting your old beliefs and principles, especially in order to get power or avoid trouble背弃自己的信仰/原则/理想等—betrayer noun C
