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单词 betrayers
释义

betray

verb

be·​tray bi-ˈtrā How to pronounce betray (audio)
bē-
betrayed; betraying; betrays

transitive verb

1
: to lead astray
especially : seduce
a nation betrayed into violence
a teenager betrayed by a much older man
2
: to deliver to an enemy by treachery
was betrayed to the authorities by one of his students
betraying one's own country
3
: to fail or desert especially in time of need
betrayed his family
felt that she would be betraying her principles
You've betrayed our trust.
4
a
: to reveal unintentionally
betray one's true feelings
b
: show, indicate
His best columns betray … the philosophical bent of his mind. John Mason Brown
c
: to disclose in violation of confidence
betray a secret

intransitive verb

: to prove false
betrayer
bi-ˈtrā-ər How to pronounce betray (audio)
bē-
noun

Synonyms

  • backstab
  • cross
  • double-cross
  • sell (out)
  • two-time
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Example Sentences

They betrayed their country by selling its secrets to other governments. She is very loyal and would never betray a friend. She betrayed her own people by supporting the enemy. She coughed, betraying her presence behind the door.
Recent Examples on the Web Levis know if his eyes lock in on a target and betray his intentions. Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal, 29 Aug. 2022 After the fall of the Berlin Wall, a former spy killer is set free and embarks on a revenge spree against the people who conspired to betray her. Rodney Ho, ajc, 14 Aug. 2022 Peele’s Hollywood movies attract viewers but then betray them. Armond White, National Review, 22 July 2022 Today, that’s an act of rebellion in a society that gaslights young women into getting preventative Botox and lip fillers, that tells us to hate natural bodies, to live in a hole of denial that our bodies will betray us all in the end. Sarah Grant, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2022 Six years into the war, Mr. Putin turned the chief mufti of Chechnya to betray the rebel cause. New York Times, 29 Mar. 2022 Don John arranges for Claudio to witness a pseudo-tryst on a balcony in which Hero appears to betray her betrothed with a lover on the night before their wedding. Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, 28 July 2022 In 2020, there were a few left in the Republican party that refused to betray the country. San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2022 Dril’s tweets, in their tendency to betray a persecution complex, used to draw frequent comparisons to those of the former President Donald Trump, now banned from Twitter. Colin Marshall, The New Yorker, 17 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from be- + trayen to betray, from Anglo-French trahir, from Latin tradere — more at traitor

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Kids Definition

betray

verb

be·​tray bi-ˈtrā How to pronounce betray (audio)
betrayed; betraying
1
: to give over to an enemy by treason or treachery
betray a fort
2
: to be unfaithful to
betray a friend
betrayed our trust
3
: to reveal or show without meaning to
betray fear
4
: to tell in violation of a trust
betray a secret

betrayers

noun

plural of betrayer
1
as in informers
a person who provides information about another's wrongdoing the arrested drug dealer vowed that he would get his revenge on his betrayer

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • informers
  • informants
  • collaborators
  • spies
  • canaries
  • snitches
  • tattlers
  • squealers
  • stoolies
  • rats
  • tattletales
  • snitchers
  • whistle-blowers
  • gossipers
  • leakers
  • narks
  • stool pigeons
  • finks
  • deep throats
  • talebearers
  • gossips
  • telltales
  • blabbermouths
  • rat finks
  • snoops
  • snoopers
  • blabbers
  • notifiers
2
as in traitors
one who betrays a trust or an allegiance the betrayer of Anne Frank's family in Amsterdam has never been identified for certain

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • traitors
  • turncoats
  • backstabbers
  • quislings
  • apostates
  • serpents
  • Judases
  • double-crossers
  • snakes
  • subverters
  • collaborators
  • conspirators
  • collaborationists
  • renegades
  • subversives
  • intriguers
  • schemers
  • double-dealers
  • sellouts
  • plotters
  • deserters
  • informers
  • coconspirators
  • recreants
  • informants
  • defectors
  • co-conspirators
  • accommodationists
  • gossipers
  • snitches
  • tattlers
  • squealers
  • gossips
  • talkers
  • gossipmongers
  • tattletales
  • rumormongers
  • blabbermouths
  • rats
  • stool pigeons
  • snitchers
  • talebearers
  • telltales
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