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betrays

/bɪˈtreɪz/ /beɪˈtreɪz/

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verb

背叛，出卖，告密。

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"

一位军官背叛了城市，将它拱手让给了敌人。

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verb

背叛，出卖，辜负。

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."

自从我六十岁以来，我的眼睛就一直在辜负我了。

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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 :

""John betrays his friend's trust when he tells everyone her secret." "

约翰向大家透露了他朋友的秘密，背叛了朋友对他的信任。

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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，但细微的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 faulty GPS betrays drivers by leading them down dead-end streets. "

这款有问题的GPS会坑害司机，把他们带到死胡同。

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verb

背叛，引诱后抛弃

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

Examples :

"He promised her the world, but ultimately he betrays her, leaving her heartbroken and alone. "

他曾许诺给她全世界，但最终他背叛了她，引诱她之后又抛弃了她，让她伤心欲绝，孤身一人。

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