单词 | betray |
释义 | Word Frequency betray(bɪˈtreɪ) verb (transitive) 1. to aid an enemy of (one's nation, friend, etc); be a traitor to to betray one's country 2. to hand over or expose (one's nation, friend, etc) treacherously to an enemy 3. to disclose (a secret, confidence, etc) treacherously 4. to break (a promise) or be disloyal to (a person's trust) 5. to disappoint the expectations of; fail his tired legs betrayed him 6. to show signs of; indicate if one taps china, the sound betrays any faults 7. to reveal unintentionally his grin betrayed his satisfaction 8. betray oneself 9. to lead astray; deceive 10. euphemistic to seduce and then forsake (a woman) Derived forms betrayal (beˈtrayal) noun betrayer (beˈtrayer) noun Word origin C13: from be- + trayen from Old French trair, from Latin trādere |
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