betray
英 [b?'tre?]
美[b?'tre]
- vt. 背叛；出賣(mài)；泄露（秘密）；露出…跡象
英英釋意
- 1. reveal unintentionally;
- "Her smile betrayed her true feelings"
- 2. deliver to an enemy by treachery;
- "Judas sold Jesus"
- "The spy betrayed his country"
- 3. disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake;
- "His sense of smell failed him this time"
- "His strength finally failed him"
- "His children failed him in the crisis"
- 4. be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage;
- "She cheats on her husband"
- "Might her husband be wandering?"
- 5. give away information about somebody;
- "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam"
- 6. cause someone to believe an untruth;
- "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house"
