betray
gb/bɪtɹˈeɪ/ us/bɪtɹˈeɪ/
B1
Αγγλικά
~ 4700
Σημασίες
0 σημασίες
Ρήμα
B1
action
1
Be disloyal to someone
To hurt someone who trusts you by not being loyal or by helping their enemy.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to betray [someone/something]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'betray' with 'deceive'. 'Betray' usually involves breaking trust, while 'deceive' means to make someone believe something untrue.
Συνώνυμα
deceive (Implies misleading someone, but not always involving disloyalty to a trust.)
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double-cross (Informal; stresses cheating someone after pretending to be loyal.)
Αντώνυμα
support (Means to help or stand by someone, the opposite of acting against them.)
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stand by (Means to remain loyal to someone in difficulty.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
betray a friend
|betray a trust
|betray one's country
|betray a confidence
Θέματα
relationships
|emotions
|conflict
|law
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- She betrayed her best friend by sharing his secret.
- The spy betrayed his country for money.
- I can't believe you would betray me after all we've been through.
- He felt betrayed when she sided with his rival.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- He betrayed his friend to the police.
- She betrayed me when she told my secret.
- The soldier betrayed his country.
- I will never betray you.
Ρήμα
B2
action
2
Reveal unintentionally
To show a feeling or fact without meaning to.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to betray [emotion/feature]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may think 'betray' here always means 'to be disloyal', but in this sense it means to accidentally show something hidden.
Συνώνυμα
reveal (General term for making something known, intentionally or not.)
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give away (Informal; implies exposing something secret or hidden.)
Αντώνυμα
conceal (Means to hide something so it is not seen or known.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
betray nervousness
|betray ignorance
|betray one's feelings
Θέματα
communication
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- Her trembling hands betrayed her fear.
- His voice betrayed his nervousness during the interview.
- The look on his face betrayed his disappointment.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- Her eyes betrayed her sadness.
- His smile betrayed his true feelings.
- The shaking of his hands betrayed his fear.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
betray
IPA
GB/bɪtɹˈeɪ/
US/bɪtɹˈeɪ/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
be - tray (2 συλλαβές)
Stress on 2nd syllable (tray)
Τύποι λέξης
Verb
- Base: betray
- 3rd Person Singular: betrays
- Present Participle: betraying
- Past: betrayed
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Forms
betrays
verb
betraying
verb
betrayed
verb
Core family
betrayal
noun B2
Related words
betrayer
noun
Εκφράσεις
betray a confidence
1/bɪtɹˈeɪ ə kˈɑnfədəns/
fixed phrase
Reveal private information
To tell someone a secret that was told to you in private.
Παραδείγματα
- She betrayed a confidence by telling the press about their conversation.
- I would never betray a confidence, no matter what.
betray someone's trust
1/bɪtɹˈeɪ sˈʌmwˌʌnz tɹˈʌst/
fixed phrase
Break someone's confidence
To do something that makes someone stop trusting you.
Παραδείγματα
- He betrayed my trust when he lied about the money.
- You should never betray a child's trust.