Betray



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• v.背叛; 暴露
• ［英］ v.背叛 ( be a traitor to) ; 暴露 ( to reveal; indicate)
• ［类］ juggernaut : crush / quisling : betray ( 不可抗拒的力量摧毁 / 卖国贼背叛)
• ［记］ be+tray ( 背叛) -> 背叛;
• ［同］ 参考: traitor ( 叛徒)

Webster Collegiate

verb

• Etymology: Middle English, from be- + trayen to betray, from Anglo-French trahir, from Latin tradere — more at traitor
• Date: 13th century
• transitive verb
  • 1. to lead astray; especially seduce
  • 2. to deliver to an enemy by treachery
  • 3. to fail or desert especially in time of need <betrayed his family>
  • 4.
    • a. to reveal unintentionally <betray one's true feelings>
    • b. show, indicate
    • c. to disclose in violation of confidence <betray a secret>
• intransitive verb
  • to prove false
• Synonyms: see reveal
• ? betrayal noun
• ? betrayer noun

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