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betray

/bəˈtɹeɪ/

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verb

背叛，出卖。

To deliver into the hands of an enemy by treachery or fraud, in violation of trust; to give up treacherously or faithlessly.

Examples :

"an officer betrayed the city"

一位军官背叛了职守，把城市出卖给了敌人。

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verb

背叛，出卖。

To prove faithless or treacherous to, as to a trust or one who trusts; to be false to; to deceive.

Examples :

"My eyes have been betraying me since I turned sixty."

自从我六十岁以后，我的眼睛就一直在欺骗我了。

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verb

背叛，出卖。

To violate the confidence of, by disclosing a secret, or that which one is bound in honor not to make known.

Examples :

""He promised to keep my secret, but he betrayed my trust by telling everyone at school." "

他答应替我保守秘密，结果却背叛了我的信任，把这件事告诉了学校里的所有人。

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verb

泄露，透露

To disclose or indicate, for example something which prudence would conceal; to reveal unintentionally.

Examples :

"Though he had lived in England for many years, a faint accent betrayed his Swedish origin."

虽然他在英国住了很多年，但一丝口音还是泄露了他的瑞典血统。

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verb

背叛，出卖.

To mislead; to expose to inconvenience not foreseen; to lead into error or sin.

Examples :

"The teacher's misleading explanation of the math concept betrayed the students, leading them into a series of errors on the test. "

老师对数学概念的错误解释误导了学生，结果让他们在考试中一错再错。

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verb

背叛，出卖，诱骗后抛弃。

To lead astray; to seduce (as under promise of marriage) and then abandon.

Examples :

"The charming new boy in class betrayed Sarah's trust by promising to marry her and then leaving her. "

班上那个迷人的新男生背叛了莎拉的信任，他承诺要娶她，然后又抛弃了她。

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