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- betray [bɪ'treɪ]
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1.
vt.
[tr]
to aid an enemy of (one's nation, friend, etc); be a traitor to
- to betray one's country
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2.
vt.
to hand over or expose (one's nation, friend, etc) treacherously to an enemy
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3.
vt.
to disclose (a secret, confidence, etc) treacherously
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4.
vt.
to break (a promise) or be disloyal to (a person's trust)
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5.
vt.
to disappoint the expectations of; fail
- his tired legs betrayed him
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6.
vt.
to show signs of; indicate
- if one taps china, the sound betrays any faults
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7.
vt.
to reveal unintentionally
- his grin betrayed his satisfaction
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8.
vt.
to lead astray; deceive
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9.
vt.
[euphemistic]
to seduce and then forsake (a woman)
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10.
vt.
[Etymology]
C13: from
be- + trayen from Old French trair, from Latin tra dere
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1.
vt.
[tr]
to aid an enemy of (one's nation, friend, etc); be a traitor to
Examples
- to betray one's country → betray
- 出卖民族利益
- betray the interests of the nation → 出卖
- 公然背叛
- openly betray → 公然
- 露出原形
- reveal one's true colours; betray oneself → 露
- 卖友求荣
- betray friends to obtain promotion → 卖友
- 叛卖祖国
- betray one's country → 叛卖
- 不露形迹
- betray nothing in one's expression and movements → 形迹
- 露出真面目
- reveal one's true colours; betray oneself → 真面目
- 他们结拜过后就彼此换贴, 成了不离不弃的好兄弟。
- After they swore to be brothers, they exchanged cards and became good brothers who would never betray one another. → 换帖
- 他企图弑君叛国，这种乱臣贼子还是及早除掉为好。
- As a traitor and usurper who sought to murder the sovereign and betray his country, he should be killed as soon as possible. → 乱臣贼子
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