betray

【发音】
美 /bɪ'tre/ 英 /bɪ'treɪ/
【翻译】
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vt. 背叛, 出卖; 失信于, 辜负; 泄露; 暴露, 显露
英释:to be disloyal to someone who trusts you, so that they are harmed or upset
【记忆】
“被踹” → 被朋友暗地里踹 → 背叛, 出卖
【短语】
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betray oneself : 原形毕露
【例句】
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He felt that she had betrayed him.
他感觉她背叛了自己。
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She had betrayed her parents' trust .
她辜负了父母对她的信任。
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I would never betray a confidence (= tell a secret that someone has trusted me with ) .
我永远不会泄露秘密。
【单词相关测试】
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The secret agent concealed her real mission, therefore many local people were ______ into thinking that she was a good person.
正确答案:C
解释:deceive sb. into doing: 哄骗某人做某事。 句意: 这个女特务隐瞒了她的真实任务, 因此当地许多人被欺骗, 认为她是个好人。 betray: 背叛, 出卖; drive: 迫使; convince: 使信服。
A. betrayedB. drivenC. deceivedD. convinced
【同、近义词】
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vt.背叛;出卖;泄露(秘密);露出…迹象
reveal/sell/
【同根词】
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n
betrayal : 背叛;辜负;暴露
betrayer : 叛徒;背信者;告密者