betray
gb/bɪtɹˈeɪ/ us/bɪtɹˈeɪ/
B1
영어
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의미
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동사
B1
action
1
Be disloyal to someone
To hurt someone who trusts you by not being loyal or by helping their enemy.
사용 패턴：
to betray [someone/something]
자주 하는 실수：
Learners sometimes confuse 'betray' with 'deceive'. 'Betray' usually involves breaking trust, while 'deceive' means to make someone believe something untrue.
유의어
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.)
반의어
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.)
연어
betray a friend
|betray a trust
|betray one's country
|betray a confidence
주제
relationships
|emotions
|conflict
|law
|core_vocabulary
예문
- 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.
학습자용 예문
- 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.
동사
B2
action
2
Reveal unintentionally
To show a feeling or fact without meaning to.
사용 패턴：
to betray [emotion/feature]
자주 하는 실수：
Learners may think 'betray' here always means 'to be disloyal', but in this sense it means to accidentally show something hidden.
유의어
reveal (General term for making something known, intentionally or not.)
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give away (Informal; implies exposing something secret or hidden.)
반의어
conceal (Means to hide something so it is not seen or known.)
연어
betray nervousness
|betray ignorance
|betray one's feelings
주제
communication
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
예문
- Her trembling hands betrayed her fear.
- His voice betrayed his nervousness during the interview.
- The look on his face betrayed his disappointment.
학습자용 예문
- Her eyes betrayed her sadness.
- His smile betrayed his true feelings.
- The shaking of his hands betrayed his fear.
문법
기본형
betray
IPA
GB/bɪtɹˈeɪ/
US/bɪtɹˈeɪ/
음절 및 강세
be - tray （2음절）
Stress on 2nd syllable (tray)
활용형
Verb
- Base: betray
- 3rd Person Singular: betrays
- Present Participle: betraying
- Past: betrayed
관련 단어
Forms
betrays
verb
betraying
verb
betrayed
verb
Core family
betrayal
noun B2
Related words
betrayer
noun
표현
betray a confidence
1/bɪtɹˈeɪ ə kˈɑnfədəns/
fixed phrase
Reveal private information
To tell someone a secret that was told to you in private.
예문
- 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.
예문
- He betrayed my trust when he lied about the money.
- You should never betray a child's trust.