| 单词 | betray |
| 释义 | betray (once / 147 pages) v 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. When you betray someone or something, you reveal something, like a secret or your true feelings. You may betray your impatience, for example, if you sit at your desk tapping your fingers. There is another meaning of betray that is just the opposite: lie. You betray your friend if you pretend that something is true just to trick him into doing what you want. In this case, betray means the same thing as deceive. WORD FAMILYbetray: betrayal, betrayed, betrayer, betraying, betrays+/betrayal: betrayals/betrayer: betrayers USAGE EXAMPLESBut it will be soon, which saddens Gray, his secondary coach, who said he has seen no evidence of Newman’s body or mind betraying him. New York Times(Nov 30, 2016) Yet Mr. Hofer, 45, also flashes a boyish grin and can hardly help but betray an extra air of confidence these days. New York Times(Nov 29, 2016) A just and peaceful society depends on hypocrites who ultimately refuse to abandon the ideals they betray. Washington Post(Nov 28, 2016) 1v deliver to an enemy by treachery The spy betrayed his country Syn|Hypo|Hyper sell sell give up for a price or reward double cross betray by double-dealing cozen, deceive, delude, lead on be false to; be dishonest with 2v disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake Syn|Hyper fail disappoint, let down fail to meet the hopes or expectations of 3v cause someone to believe an untruth Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper deceive, lead astray undeceive free from deception or illusion impersonate, personate, pose pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions bamboozle, hoodwink, lead by the nose, play false, pull the wool over someone's eyes, snowconceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end befool, cod, dupe, fool, gull, put on, put one across, put one over, slang, take infool or hoax masqueradepretend to be someone or something that you are not kid, pull the leg oftell false information to for fun misinform, mislead give false or misleading information to 4v give away information about somebody Syn|Hypo|Hyper denounce, give away, grass, rat, shop, snitch, stag, tell on sell out give information that compromises others inform impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to 5v reveal unintentionally Her smile betrayed her true feelings Syn|Hyper bewray break, bring out, disclose, discover, divulge, expose, give away, let on, let out, reveal, unwrap make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret 6v be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage Syn|Hypo|Hyper cheat, cheat on, cuckold, wander two-time carry on a romantic relationship with two people at the same time fool around, play aroundcommit adultery cozen, deceive, delude, lead on be false to; be dishonest with |
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