释义 |
betrayalbe‧tray‧al /bɪˈtreɪəl/ ●○○ noun [countable, uncountable] - Some politicians are calling the President's policy a betrayal of American principles.
- One of the men laughed, a nervous betrayal of his obvious lust.
- She hated Nora for the double betrayal and swore that she would never forgive her.
- The Labour leader, John Smith, described the Budget speech as a ruthless betrayal of election pledges.
- Their initial awkwardness fades away as the pair re-visit the site of previous betrayals and adventures.
- Theirs is a consummately selfish act, no less than a low-life betrayal of civilization.
- To escape this bitter betrayal, she decides to fake her own death and disappear.
- Was it a disastrous marriage or the betrayal of a good girl?
► sense of betrayal She felt a great sense of betrayal. VERB► seem· Max's conversion must have seemed like a second betrayal.· To Coleridge himself, however, his enforced departure from Ottery seemed like betrayal.· They may fear to extend love and acceptance to the new partner as it seems a betrayal of the absent parent. when you betray your country, friends, or someone who trusts youbetrayal of a ruthless betrayal of their election pledges She felt a great sense of betrayal. |