单词 | betray |
释义 | be·tray transitive verb 1. a. < a peaceful man betrayed by anger into violence > < their heroes are still victims betrayed by circumstances into criminal follies that lead to disasters — Malcolm Cowley > b. < a girl betrayed in her teens by a much older man > 2. < betray a citadel by opening its gates in the night to enemy forces > 3. < betray his own people by going over to the enemy > < use the poor as a stepping-stone to power, and then to betray them — Encounter > 4. a. < even his best writings betray a limited imagination and a sour view of life > b. < only a tension of mouth muscles betrayed his uneasiness > < his best columns betray … the philosophical bent of his mind — John Mason Brown > c. < betray government secrets > intransitive verb < when lovely woman stoops to folly and finds too late that men betray — Oliver Goldsmith > Synonyms: see deceive, reveal |
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