Definition of betray in English:

betray

verb bɪˈtreɪbəˈtreɪ

[with object]

1Expose (one's country, a group, or a person) to danger by treacherously giving information to an enemy.
a double agent who betrayed some 400 British and French agents to the Germans
Example sentencesExamples
- So to some he is already betraying the interests of small countries and the commission, keeper of the supranational flame, to power-grabbing Brits, Spaniards and French.
- Pakistani intelligence and agents for an American pipeline firm appear to be the puppet masters as the two men become caught up in a clash between the would-be conqueror and an ally who betrays him.
- Could members of a gang be so myopic that they act in ways that betray their best interests?
- In a characteristic gesture, he made a tape of their confessions and had it distributed as a warning to others who might betray the organization.
- There the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and scribes.
- Not to do so would be to betray the public interest and endanger the police, health service workers and victims.
- Did his god help him when his own nephew betrayed him to our enemies?
- The Italian sea defense was betrayed to the Teutons
- In every way possible, conservative dogma has betrayed the country.
- Even if that something turned out to be a rather nasty traitor who betrayed his companions, that was still better than being nothing at all.
- There are others who believe they were betrayed by an organization of cheap confidence tricksters and want to tell the world about it.
- Sammy would probably end up betraying him to some enemy, pursuing his own path, or would be murdered by a newly presented enemy.
- We don't think the United States has any interest whatsoever in betraying the poor Kurds you see for self-interest.
- She was made to feel guilty, as if by divulging the most obvious information, she had betrayed him - infringed on his privacy.
- Both of these ideologies have betrayed their promises.
- I know who the person is [who betrayed him and sent the image on to a wider audience].
- In spycraft there are four ways to persuade someone to betray their country, known as MICE; Money, Ideology, Coercion & Ego.
- Sanctions against the Taliban have merely hardened their resolve not to break with their cultural tradition and betray their honoured guest to their enemies.
- The DAB vice-chairman said the democrats had betrayed the interests of the parents and the teachers by voting against the bill.
- He became increasingly paranoid that one of his staff would betray him - deliver him alive to the enemy - so much so that he tested the poison on his dog.
- The newly formed Albanian National Army refused to accept the agreement claiming it betrayed Albanian interests.
- Politicians can betray the public interest when it comes into conflict with, and loses to, their own private interests.
- So long as racism exists, there will be a need for an independent black politics to make sure that black people's interests are not betrayed.
- ‘He has sold out our country and betrayed our national interests,’ a former supporter told me.
- In the end, the records and messages in his mobile phone betray him and his affairs are exposed.
- The only branch of humanity who did not make the grade were the planters of the Caribbean islands who chose to betray their class interests because of race considerations.
- But then the King betrayed her to the enemies of France, to the British, the Normans.
- Saudi Arabia has a long history of betraying the interests of both Israel and the Palestinians, and peacemaking that aims at mollifying the Saudi royal family is doomed to failure.
- If we have done our jobs correctly, Lee should be nearly ready to betray us as a double agent.
- Control Room gives insight into the concept of journalistic integrity and how each side may see the other betraying that ethic.
- By granting them such privilege, aren't Bulgarians betraying national interests?
- If I was heir to the throne, they couldn't possibly consciously betray me to the enemy.
- This is why he must swear repeatedly that he would never betray American interests to foreign powers: because he will.
- The person who actually betrayed Tom was Rupert and he (and those on the Rupert love-train) don't even realise it.
- I suppose often I fall over my own drawn line, but I have to give some help or I would be betraying another ethic… that of being a teacher.
- After all, they were betraying the organization that he had long worked to make greater.
- If I decide to hold a double execution of the hero and an underling who failed or betrayed me, I will see to it that the hero is scheduled to go first.
- That will give heart to their leader, who relies implicitly on such support and it makes unlikely his claim that an internal enemy will flush him out or betray him.
- Incensed that something as ‘trivial’ as racist abuse could lead to a man losing his job, one reader compared me to the person who betrayed Anne Frank.
- And in the process she betrays all her own careful jurisprudence around race.
Synonyms
break one's promise to, be disloyal to, be unfaithful to, break faith with, play someone false, fail, let down
double-cross, deceive, cheat
inform on/against, give away, denounce, sell out, stab someone in the back, be a Judas to, give someone a Judas kiss, bite the hand that feeds one
turn traitor, sell the pass
English Law turn Queen's/King's evidence
informal split on, blow the whistle on, rat on, peach on, stitch up, do the dirty on, sell down the river, squeal on, squeak on
British informal grass on, shop, sneak on
North American informal rat out, drop a/the dime on, finger, job
Australian/New Zealand informal dob on, pimp on, pool, shelf, put someone's pot on, point the bone at
rare delate
1. 1.1 Treacherously reveal (information)
  泄露（机密，信息）
  many of those employed by diplomats betrayed secrets
  外交官们雇佣的人当中有很多都向外泄露机密、出卖密码。
  Example sentencesExamples
  None of those who did know her would even consider betraying that information.
  However, sources close to him say they believe the government alleged that he was betraying details of planned NATO airstrikes to the opposition leadership.
  I trusted Aunt Demeter to look out for my safety, but she betrayed every detail of my running away.
  He admitted that rumors were circulating that Badr Corps fighters were betraying to the Americans the hiding-places of Mahdi Army officials.
  Artie promises not to betray certain details only to show us both the promise and betrayal together.
  Synonyms
  reveal, disclose, divulge, give away, leak, lay bare, make known, uncover, unmask, expose, bring out into the open, tell
  let slip, let out, let drop, blurt out
  give the game away, let the cat out of the bag
  informal blab, spill
  archaic discover
2. 1.2 Be gravely disloyal to.
  对…不忠，辜负
  the men who have betrayed British people's trust
  这些辜负了英国人民信任的人。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The university's actions left me feeling betrayed.
  To be betrayed by Judas, deserted by all the disciples, and denied by Peter.
  He said the ANC's practical actions should convey the message that it would not betray the memory of those who made sacrifices for the cause of liberation.
  But that does not betray my memory of my first husband or my love for him.
  It was the saddest day in her life, for it felt like she had finally abandoned her love for Julian, that she had betrayed his memory.
  A lot of what you see and read on the web requires trust on the part of the reader, and when someone betrays that trust, every reader that bought into the story loses something.
  She suddenly felt that even in knowing James, and in befriending him, that she was betraying Khalid's memory.
  He was highly criticised for this view; some politicians even accused him of betraying the memory of the dead Bulgarian soldiers.
  Just like Germany and Italy in the inter-war period, China feels betrayed and humiliated, and seeks to avenge historic wounds.
  And to a great extent, I feel somewhat betrayed, if you will.
  He had only seconds to look shocked and betrayed before everyone in the inn's common room jumped on them.
  It is true that for too long I denied the sentiments that lingered in my heart in my reluctance to betray my memory of William.
  So why were they betraying his memory and helping the new family move in?
  Beat your child; and the worst part of the hurt are the feelings of love betrayed, or trust shocked.
  And of course the second thing he does through this travesty is to minimise the Holocaust itself and the crimes of the actual Nazis. and thus to betray the memory of those who died.
  And if someone is disloyal, if someone betrays a trust, in Texas, they're right down there with child molesters and ax murderers.
  Every time it rains, we look up at the sky and are shocked and betrayed.
  Men fall in love with her, and she betrays and then dumps them.
  The shop that stocks it lies on the site of the old Goldstone Ground and his father refuses even to drive past the shop, let alone betray his club and his friends and their memories by stepping inside it.
  It is devoid of humble penitence and fails to acknowledge the sins and defects of the Catholic church that betray the reality and memory of Christ.
  He now feels angry beyond words at ConAgra, misused, betrayed.
  Because as you say, they feel very, very betrayed.
  I wanted him so much but would it betray Adam's memory?
  He stood shocked, unable to think of words, only feeling betrayed.
  I feel betrayed, as if The Mysterious M has been disloyal in some way.
  Despite her promise to Jack to live her life to the fullest, it still seemed that she would somehow betray his memory if she were to let another man touch her like that.
  Even as I wondered I felt like I'd betrayed the memory of someone I'd known forever.
  She felt like she was cheating on Andy, like she was betraying his memory.
  And by erasing me from your memory and heart, you're betraying your blood.
  ‘I don't feel abandoned or betrayed or even particularly left,’ she wrote me.
  As she said, ‘I felt shocked, angry, betrayed and violated’.
  Anyone who votes for them is betraying the memory of all those who fought and died fighting the Nazis.
  You are left feeling feel betrayed, shocked, dismayed and maybe minus an ear lobe or fingertip.
  I felt shocked, angry, betrayed and violated by the article.
  She told the court that upon reading the Mirror article she felt ‘shocked, angry, betrayed and violated’.
  By your historically unprecedented disloyalty, you have betrayed our trust.
  And the human relationship with this entity is evolving in the moment as people come to terms with a compact broken - a covenant betrayed.
  She simply could not betray Christopher's memory that way.
  Synonyms
  inform against, inform on
2Unintentionally reveal; be evidence of.
she drew a deep breath that betrayed her indignation
她深深地吸了一口气，这说明她很愤怒。
Example sentencesExamples
- Michael's hand fell, his face betrayed the shock he felt.
- This betrays, I think, a stunning ignorance of history.
- Yet if the 25-year-old's words spoke of surprise, they should not have done; his voice betrayed modesty, not shock.
- Jake's dark eyes betrayed that he was in a state of worried shock in itself, but it seemed to vanish when Vivian's blessed lips spread into a infinitely joyful smile.
- Her face betrayed her shock and betrayal, her eyes filled with tears.
- Katherine's face betrayed utter shock, then utter amusement.
- Neyl wriggled out of the window and held on tightly with both hands, his face betraying his shock.
- Herod's face betrayed his shock and anger as he scooted his large body off his throne.
- That this result has been a shock betrays the chasm between the top two divisions.
- That's why I say it's an absurd question, because it betrays, at the very least, a serious oversimplification of evolutionary genetics.
- Just a slight tensing of the muscles, an infinitesimal straightening of the back, a tiny lift of the head, betrayed his sudden interest.
- The fact that the New York Post article was written as it was betrays the fact that the Administration feels very vulnerable about this whole issue.
- Chantal's response forced his eyes to betray his shock as well.
- ‘Tell me we're not going where I think we're going,’ Dead-Eye asked, his voice betraying only mild interest.
- If it wasn't, their repeated refusal to even investigate gross abuses betrays a lack of interest in truth or accuracy that calls into question our ability to believe anything written in the paper.
- Only the subtle movement of one huge furry ear betrayed his interest in the exchange.
- It does seem that The Times sometimes betrays what is likely the more liberal leanings of a lot of its staff.
- I queried, the look of puzzlement on my face betraying the fact that I hadn't a clue what he was talking about.
- And the carefree indifference to the truth that that sort of statement betrays is worrisome in the extreme - even if it's said in the service of a goal you think we should pursue.
- Her pale face betrayed the greatness of the shock she had just been through.
Synonyms
manifest, make manifest, exhibit, reveal, convey, communicate, make known

Derivatives

betrayer

noun bɪˈtreɪəbəˈtreɪər

I knew about Judas, the betrayer, Mary Magdelene, the Garden of Gestamane, Roman soldiers, the Last Supper.
Example sentencesExamples
- He and the heads of other human rights groups have accused the Commission of allowing the worst-offending betrayers of human rights to protect each other from condemnation.
- Consider the contrast between the two apostles, the free choices that each made: when the betrayer Judas pointed Jesus out to the mob that came to arrest and murder Him, Peter drew his sword and stepped forward to defend Jesus.
- Investigators and prosecutors must be seen to attack with full force the betrayers of the public trust who are aligned with the gangsters, racketeers and terrorists keeping this country under siege.
- It took longer this time, because of the amount of soldiers who we were traveling with, and I saw visions of Adam wherever I went… not visions of the traitor and betrayer, but visions of the Adam that I knew.
- As Cooper suggests, aren't they the real betrayers of the Left?
- Meanwhile, the ‘realist’ critics of Bush's Middle Eastern policy are implicitly lumped with the betrayers of Eastern Europe.
- The problem with this superficially attractive strategy is, of course, that betrayers can always re-betray.
- Full time, well-bonded mothers are dismissed by these angry women as betrayers of their gender.
- But now, you're a betrayer, and a back-stabber at that.
- The production of corpses becomes narrativised as a collection of images of patriots, martyrs or betrayers.
- They primarily conceive of the Church in just the way their betrayers do: as a nexus of power to be scrabbled over and fought for in order to achieve domination.
- To his astonishment, people he thought were his friends turned inexplicably hostile, merely because he had publicly denounced them as betrayers of their profession.
- So now, as Robin points out, us anti-war, would-be dissenters, deserters and betrayers are to be offered a wide-ranging smorgasbord of humanitarian pledges to get us back on the New Labour bus.
- These people were known as traitors and betrayers of the crown.
- You're the traitor, the betrayer, I know and you know it.
- He has three sets of wings and three faces and in each of his mouths he chews an archetypal traitor: Judas, the betrayer of Christ; and Brutus and Cassius, the betrayers of Julius Caesar.
- Therefore, women who do not identify as lesbians, especially women who sometimes have relationships with other women, are branded as traitors, turncoats and betrayers of the greater sisterhood.
- No, but it does mean you have to consider an opinion other than yours before you start ranting and bullying and labeling dissenters betrayers of your version of patriotism.
- But once the Turks go in, you can rely on a large movement of the New-Old Iraqi Army up there to fight the Nato-linked, EU-corrupted apostate betrayers of the capital of the Caliphs.
Synonyms
traitor, back-stabber, Judas, double-crosser
renegade, quisling, fifth columnist, double agent, collaborator, informer, mole, stool pigeon
turncoat, defector, apostate, deserter
fraternizer, colluder, false friend
informal snake in the grass, whistle-blower, grass, supergrass, rat, scab, stoolie, nose
British informal nark
North American informal fink
rare traditor, renegado

Origin

Middle English: from be- 'thoroughly' + obsolete tray 'betray', from Old French trair, based on Latin tradere 'hand over'.

Rhymes

affray, agley, aka, allay, Angers, A-OK, appellation contrôlée, array, assay, astray, au fait, auto-da-fé, away, aweigh, aye, bay, belay, bey, Bombay, Bordet, boulevardier, bouquet, brae, bray, café au lait, Carné, cassoulet, Cathay, chassé, chevet, chez, chiné, clay, convey, Cray, crème brûlée, crudités, cuvée, cy-pres, day, decay, deejay, dégagé, distinguée, downplay, dray, Dufay, Dushanbe, eh, embay, engagé, essay, everyday, faraway, fay, fey, flay, fray, Frey, fromage frais, gainsay, Gaye, Genet, giclee, gilet, glissé, gray, grey, halfway, hay, heigh, hey, hooray, Hubei, Hué, hurray, inveigh, jay, jeunesse dorée, José, Kay, Kaye, Klee, Kray, Lae, lay, lei, Littré, Lough Neagh, lwei, Mae, maguey, Malay, Mallarmé, Mandalay, Marseilles, may, midday, midway, mislay, misplay, Monterrey, Na-Dene, nay, né, née, neigh, Ney, noway, obey, O'Dea, okay, olé, outlay, outplay, outstay, outweigh, oyez, part-way, pay, Pei, per se, pince-nez, play, portray, pray, prey, purvey, qua, Quai d'Orsay, Rae, rangé, ray, re, reflet, relevé, roman-à-clef, Santa Fé, say, sei, Shar Pei, shay, slay, sleigh, sley, spae, spay, Spey, splay, spray, stay, straightaway, straightway, strathspey, stray, Sui, survey, sway, Taipei, Tay, they, today, tokay, Torbay, Tournai, trait, tray, trey, two-way, ukiyo-e, underlay, way, waylay, Wei, weigh, wey, Whangarei, whey, yea

Definition of betray in US English:

betray

verbbəˈtrābəˈtreɪ

[with object]

1Expose (one's country, a group, or a person) to danger by treacherously giving information to an enemy.
a double agent who betrayed some 400 British and French agents to the Germans
Example sentencesExamples
- That will give heart to their leader, who relies implicitly on such support and it makes unlikely his claim that an internal enemy will flush him out or betray him.
- In spycraft there are four ways to persuade someone to betray their country, known as MICE; Money, Ideology, Coercion & Ego.
- Even if that something turned out to be a rather nasty traitor who betrayed his companions, that was still better than being nothing at all.
- The newly formed Albanian National Army refused to accept the agreement claiming it betrayed Albanian interests.
- If we have done our jobs correctly, Lee should be nearly ready to betray us as a double agent.
- Sammy would probably end up betraying him to some enemy, pursuing his own path, or would be murdered by a newly presented enemy.
- I know who the person is [who betrayed him and sent the image on to a wider audience].
- And in the process she betrays all her own careful jurisprudence around race.
- The person who actually betrayed Tom was Rupert and he (and those on the Rupert love-train) don't even realise it.
- We don't think the United States has any interest whatsoever in betraying the poor Kurds you see for self-interest.
- Sanctions against the Taliban have merely hardened their resolve not to break with their cultural tradition and betray their honoured guest to their enemies.
- Saudi Arabia has a long history of betraying the interests of both Israel and the Palestinians, and peacemaking that aims at mollifying the Saudi royal family is doomed to failure.
- Not to do so would be to betray the public interest and endanger the police, health service workers and victims.
- This is why he must swear repeatedly that he would never betray American interests to foreign powers: because he will.
- He became increasingly paranoid that one of his staff would betray him - deliver him alive to the enemy - so much so that he tested the poison on his dog.
- ‘He has sold out our country and betrayed our national interests,’ a former supporter told me.
- Control Room gives insight into the concept of journalistic integrity and how each side may see the other betraying that ethic.
- The only branch of humanity who did not make the grade were the planters of the Caribbean islands who chose to betray their class interests because of race considerations.
- After all, they were betraying the organization that he had long worked to make greater.
- If I decide to hold a double execution of the hero and an underling who failed or betrayed me, I will see to it that the hero is scheduled to go first.
- Politicians can betray the public interest when it comes into conflict with, and loses to, their own private interests.
- In a characteristic gesture, he made a tape of their confessions and had it distributed as a warning to others who might betray the organization.
- Did his god help him when his own nephew betrayed him to our enemies?
- I suppose often I fall over my own drawn line, but I have to give some help or I would be betraying another ethic… that of being a teacher.
- Pakistani intelligence and agents for an American pipeline firm appear to be the puppet masters as the two men become caught up in a clash between the would-be conqueror and an ally who betrays him.
- There are others who believe they were betrayed by an organization of cheap confidence tricksters and want to tell the world about it.
- Both of these ideologies have betrayed their promises.
- Could members of a gang be so myopic that they act in ways that betray their best interests?
- So long as racism exists, there will be a need for an independent black politics to make sure that black people's interests are not betrayed.
- There the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and scribes.
- But then the King betrayed her to the enemies of France, to the British, the Normans.
- The Italian sea defense was betrayed to the Teutons
- The DAB vice-chairman said the democrats had betrayed the interests of the parents and the teachers by voting against the bill.
- Incensed that something as ‘trivial’ as racist abuse could lead to a man losing his job, one reader compared me to the person who betrayed Anne Frank.
- In the end, the records and messages in his mobile phone betray him and his affairs are exposed.
- She was made to feel guilty, as if by divulging the most obvious information, she had betrayed him - infringed on his privacy.
- By granting them such privilege, aren't Bulgarians betraying national interests?
- If I was heir to the throne, they couldn't possibly consciously betray me to the enemy.
- So to some he is already betraying the interests of small countries and the commission, keeper of the supranational flame, to power-grabbing Brits, Spaniards and French.
- In every way possible, conservative dogma has betrayed the country.
Synonyms
break one's promise to, be disloyal to, be unfaithful to, break faith with, play someone false, fail, let down
1. 1.1 Treacherously reveal (secrets or information)
  泄露（机密，信息）
  many of those employed by diplomats betrayed secrets and sold classified documents
  外交官们雇佣的人当中有很多都向外泄露机密、出卖密码。
  Example sentencesExamples
  I trusted Aunt Demeter to look out for my safety, but she betrayed every detail of my running away.
  However, sources close to him say they believe the government alleged that he was betraying details of planned NATO airstrikes to the opposition leadership.
  He admitted that rumors were circulating that Badr Corps fighters were betraying to the Americans the hiding-places of Mahdi Army officials.
  None of those who did know her would even consider betraying that information.
  Artie promises not to betray certain details only to show us both the promise and betrayal together.
  Synonyms
  reveal, disclose, divulge, give away, leak, lay bare, make known, uncover, unmask, expose, bring out into the open, tell
2. 1.2 Be disloyal to.
  对…不忠，辜负
  his friends were shocked when he betrayed them
  Example sentencesExamples
  By your historically unprecedented disloyalty, you have betrayed our trust.
  Because as you say, they feel very, very betrayed.
  ‘I don't feel abandoned or betrayed or even particularly left,’ she wrote me.
  Anyone who votes for them is betraying the memory of all those who fought and died fighting the Nazis.
  But that does not betray my memory of my first husband or my love for him.
  As she said, ‘I felt shocked, angry, betrayed and violated’.
  He said the ANC's practical actions should convey the message that it would not betray the memory of those who made sacrifices for the cause of liberation.
  He stood shocked, unable to think of words, only feeling betrayed.
  It was the saddest day in her life, for it felt like she had finally abandoned her love for Julian, that she had betrayed his memory.
  She told the court that upon reading the Mirror article she felt ‘shocked, angry, betrayed and violated’.
  And by erasing me from your memory and heart, you're betraying your blood.
  And if someone is disloyal, if someone betrays a trust, in Texas, they're right down there with child molesters and ax murderers.
  You are left feeling feel betrayed, shocked, dismayed and maybe minus an ear lobe or fingertip.
  I feel betrayed, as if The Mysterious M has been disloyal in some way.
  She felt like she was cheating on Andy, like she was betraying his memory.
  Despite her promise to Jack to live her life to the fullest, it still seemed that she would somehow betray his memory if she were to let another man touch her like that.
  Just like Germany and Italy in the inter-war period, China feels betrayed and humiliated, and seeks to avenge historic wounds.
  Even as I wondered I felt like I'd betrayed the memory of someone I'd known forever.
  And of course the second thing he does through this travesty is to minimise the Holocaust itself and the crimes of the actual Nazis. and thus to betray the memory of those who died.
  A lot of what you see and read on the web requires trust on the part of the reader, and when someone betrays that trust, every reader that bought into the story loses something.
  He had only seconds to look shocked and betrayed before everyone in the inn's common room jumped on them.
  And the human relationship with this entity is evolving in the moment as people come to terms with a compact broken - a covenant betrayed.
  And to a great extent, I feel somewhat betrayed, if you will.
  She suddenly felt that even in knowing James, and in befriending him, that she was betraying Khalid's memory.
  To be betrayed by Judas, deserted by all the disciples, and denied by Peter.
  She simply could not betray Christopher's memory that way.
  The university's actions left me feeling betrayed.
  It is devoid of humble penitence and fails to acknowledge the sins and defects of the Catholic church that betray the reality and memory of Christ.
  It is true that for too long I denied the sentiments that lingered in my heart in my reluctance to betray my memory of William.
  Every time it rains, we look up at the sky and are shocked and betrayed.
  So why were they betraying his memory and helping the new family move in?
  Beat your child; and the worst part of the hurt are the feelings of love betrayed, or trust shocked.
  I wanted him so much but would it betray Adam's memory?
  I felt shocked, angry, betrayed and violated by the article.
  Men fall in love with her, and she betrays and then dumps them.
  He was highly criticised for this view; some politicians even accused him of betraying the memory of the dead Bulgarian soldiers.
  He now feels angry beyond words at ConAgra, misused, betrayed.
  The shop that stocks it lies on the site of the old Goldstone Ground and his father refuses even to drive past the shop, let alone betray his club and his friends and their memories by stepping inside it.
  Synonyms
  inform against, inform on
2Unintentionally reveal; be evidence of.
she drew a deep breath that betrayed her indignation
她深深地吸了一口气，这说明她很愤怒。
Example sentencesExamples
- Jake's dark eyes betrayed that he was in a state of worried shock in itself, but it seemed to vanish when Vivian's blessed lips spread into a infinitely joyful smile.
- ‘Tell me we're not going where I think we're going,’ Dead-Eye asked, his voice betraying only mild interest.
- The fact that the New York Post article was written as it was betrays the fact that the Administration feels very vulnerable about this whole issue.
- Herod's face betrayed his shock and anger as he scooted his large body off his throne.
- That's why I say it's an absurd question, because it betrays, at the very least, a serious oversimplification of evolutionary genetics.
- I queried, the look of puzzlement on my face betraying the fact that I hadn't a clue what he was talking about.
- Only the subtle movement of one huge furry ear betrayed his interest in the exchange.
- Her pale face betrayed the greatness of the shock she had just been through.
- This betrays, I think, a stunning ignorance of history.
- Chantal's response forced his eyes to betray his shock as well.
- It does seem that The Times sometimes betrays what is likely the more liberal leanings of a lot of its staff.
- If it wasn't, their repeated refusal to even investigate gross abuses betrays a lack of interest in truth or accuracy that calls into question our ability to believe anything written in the paper.
- Michael's hand fell, his face betrayed the shock he felt.
- Yet if the 25-year-old's words spoke of surprise, they should not have done; his voice betrayed modesty, not shock.
- That this result has been a shock betrays the chasm between the top two divisions.
- Katherine's face betrayed utter shock, then utter amusement.
- Her face betrayed her shock and betrayal, her eyes filled with tears.
- And the carefree indifference to the truth that that sort of statement betrays is worrisome in the extreme - even if it's said in the service of a goal you think we should pursue.
- Just a slight tensing of the muscles, an infinitesimal straightening of the back, a tiny lift of the head, betrayed his sudden interest.
- Neyl wriggled out of the window and held on tightly with both hands, his face betraying his shock.
Synonyms
manifest, make manifest, exhibit, reveal, convey, communicate, make known

Origin

Middle English: from be- ‘thoroughly’ + obsolete tray ‘betray’, from Old French trair, based on Latin tradere ‘hand over’.

词汇	betray
释义	Definition of betray in English: betray verb bɪˈtreɪbəˈtreɪ [with object] 1Expose (one's country, a group, or a person) to danger by treacherously giving information to an enemy. a double agent who betrayed some 400 British and French agents to the Germans Example sentencesExamples So to some he is already betraying the interests of small countries and the commission, keeper of the supranational flame, to power-grabbing Brits, Spaniards and French. Pakistani intelligence and agents for an American pipeline firm appear to be the puppet masters as the two men become caught up in a clash between the would-be conqueror and an ally who betrays him. Could members of a gang be so myopic that they act in ways that betray their best interests? In a characteristic gesture, he made a tape of their confessions and had it distributed as a warning to others who might betray the organization. There the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and scribes. Not to do so would be to betray the public interest and endanger the police, health service workers and victims. Did his god help him when his own nephew betrayed him to our enemies? The Italian sea defense was betrayed to the Teutons In every way possible, conservative dogma has betrayed the country. Even if that something turned out to be a rather nasty traitor who betrayed his companions, that was still better than being nothing at all. There are others who believe they were betrayed by an organization of cheap confidence tricksters and want to tell the world about it. Sammy would probably end up betraying him to some enemy, pursuing his own path, or would be murdered by a newly presented enemy. We don't think the United States has any interest whatsoever in betraying the poor Kurds you see for self-interest. She was made to feel guilty, as if by divulging the most obvious information, she had betrayed him - infringed on his privacy. Both of these ideologies have betrayed their promises. I know who the person is [who betrayed him and sent the image on to a wider audience]. In spycraft there are four ways to persuade someone to betray their country, known as MICE; Money, Ideology, Coercion & Ego. Sanctions against the Taliban have merely hardened their resolve not to break with their cultural tradition and betray their honoured guest to their enemies. The DAB vice-chairman said the democrats had betrayed the interests of the parents and the teachers by voting against the bill. He became increasingly paranoid that one of his staff would betray him - deliver him alive to the enemy - so much so that he tested the poison on his dog. The newly formed Albanian National Army refused to accept the agreement claiming it betrayed Albanian interests. Politicians can betray the public interest when it comes into conflict with, and loses to, their own private interests. So long as racism exists, there will be a need for an independent black politics to make sure that black people's interests are not betrayed. ‘He has sold out our country and betrayed our national interests,’ a former supporter told me. In the end, the records and messages in his mobile phone betray him and his affairs are exposed. The only branch of humanity who did not make the grade were the planters of the Caribbean islands who chose to betray their class interests because of race considerations. But then the King betrayed her to the enemies of France, to the British, the Normans. Saudi Arabia has a long history of betraying the interests of both Israel and the Palestinians, and peacemaking that aims at mollifying the Saudi royal family is doomed to failure. If we have done our jobs correctly, Lee should be nearly ready to betray us as a double agent. Control Room gives insight into the concept of journalistic integrity and how each side may see the other betraying that ethic. By granting them such privilege, aren't Bulgarians betraying national interests? If I was heir to the throne, they couldn't possibly consciously betray me to the enemy. This is why he must swear repeatedly that he would never betray American interests to foreign powers: because he will. The person who actually betrayed Tom was Rupert and he (and those on the Rupert love-train) don't even realise it. I suppose often I fall over my own drawn line, but I have to give some help or I would be betraying another ethic… that of being a teacher. After all, they were betraying the organization that he had long worked to make greater. If I decide to hold a double execution of the hero and an underling who failed or betrayed me, I will see to it that the hero is scheduled to go first. That will give heart to their leader, who relies implicitly on such support and it makes unlikely his claim that an internal enemy will flush him out or betray him. Incensed that something as ‘trivial’ as racist abuse could lead to a man losing his job, one reader compared me to the person who betrayed Anne Frank. And in the process she betrays all her own careful jurisprudence around race. Synonyms break one's promise to, be disloyal to, be unfaithful to, break faith with, play someone false, fail, let down double-cross, deceive, cheat inform on/against, give away, denounce, sell out, stab someone in the back, be a Judas to, give someone a Judas kiss, bite the hand that feeds one turn traitor, sell the pass English Law turn Queen's/King's evidence informal split on, blow the whistle on, rat on, peach on, stitch up, do the dirty on, sell down the river, squeal on, squeak on British informal grass on, shop, sneak on North American informal rat out, drop a/the dime on, finger, job Australian/New Zealand informal dob on, pimp on, pool, shelf, put someone's pot on, point the bone at rare delate 1.1 Treacherously reveal (information) 泄露（机密，信息） many of those employed by diplomats betrayed secrets 外交官们雇佣的人当中有很多都向外泄露机密、出卖密码。 Example sentencesExamples None of those who did know her would even consider betraying that information. However, sources close to him say they believe the government alleged that he was betraying details of planned NATO airstrikes to the opposition leadership. I trusted Aunt Demeter to look out for my safety, but she betrayed every detail of my running away. He admitted that rumors were circulating that Badr Corps fighters were betraying to the Americans the hiding-places of Mahdi Army officials. Artie promises not to betray certain details only to show us both the promise and betrayal together. Synonyms reveal, disclose, divulge, give away, leak, lay bare, make known, uncover, unmask, expose, bring out into the open, tell let slip, let out, let drop, blurt out give the game away, let the cat out of the bag informal blab, spill archaic discover 1.2 Be gravely disloyal to. 对…不忠，辜负 the men who have betrayed British people's trust 这些辜负了英国人民信任的人。 Example sentencesExamples The university's actions left me feeling betrayed. To be betrayed by Judas, deserted by all the disciples, and denied by Peter. He said the ANC's practical actions should convey the message that it would not betray the memory of those who made sacrifices for the cause of liberation. But that does not betray my memory of my first husband or my love for him. It was the saddest day in her life, for it felt like she had finally abandoned her love for Julian, that she had betrayed his memory. A lot of what you see and read on the web requires trust on the part of the reader, and when someone betrays that trust, every reader that bought into the story loses something. She suddenly felt that even in knowing James, and in befriending him, that she was betraying Khalid's memory. He was highly criticised for this view; some politicians even accused him of betraying the memory of the dead Bulgarian soldiers. Just like Germany and Italy in the inter-war period, China feels betrayed and humiliated, and seeks to avenge historic wounds. And to a great extent, I feel somewhat betrayed, if you will. He had only seconds to look shocked and betrayed before everyone in the inn's common room jumped on them. It is true that for too long I denied the sentiments that lingered in my heart in my reluctance to betray my memory of William. So why were they betraying his memory and helping the new family move in? Beat your child; and the worst part of the hurt are the feelings of love betrayed, or trust shocked. And of course the second thing he does through this travesty is to minimise the Holocaust itself and the crimes of the actual Nazis. and thus to betray the memory of those who died. And if someone is disloyal, if someone betrays a trust, in Texas, they're right down there with child molesters and ax murderers. Every time it rains, we look up at the sky and are shocked and betrayed. Men fall in love with her, and she betrays and then dumps them. The shop that stocks it lies on the site of the old Goldstone Ground and his father refuses even to drive past the shop, let alone betray his club and his friends and their memories by stepping inside it. It is devoid of humble penitence and fails to acknowledge the sins and defects of the Catholic church that betray the reality and memory of Christ. He now feels angry beyond words at ConAgra, misused, betrayed. Because as you say, they feel very, very betrayed. I wanted him so much but would it betray Adam's memory? He stood shocked, unable to think of words, only feeling betrayed. I feel betrayed, as if The Mysterious M has been disloyal in some way. Despite her promise to Jack to live her life to the fullest, it still seemed that she would somehow betray his memory if she were to let another man touch her like that. Even as I wondered I felt like I'd betrayed the memory of someone I'd known forever. She felt like she was cheating on Andy, like she was betraying his memory. And by erasing me from your memory and heart, you're betraying your blood. ‘I don't feel abandoned or betrayed or even particularly left,’ she wrote me. As she said, ‘I felt shocked, angry, betrayed and violated’. Anyone who votes for them is betraying the memory of all those who fought and died fighting the Nazis. You are left feeling feel betrayed, shocked, dismayed and maybe minus an ear lobe or fingertip. I felt shocked, angry, betrayed and violated by the article. She told the court that upon reading the Mirror article she felt ‘shocked, angry, betrayed and violated’. By your historically unprecedented disloyalty, you have betrayed our trust. And the human relationship with this entity is evolving in the moment as people come to terms with a compact broken - a covenant betrayed. She simply could not betray Christopher's memory that way. Synonyms inform against, inform on 2Unintentionally reveal; be evidence of. she drew a deep breath that betrayed her indignation 她深深地吸了一口气，这说明她很愤怒。 Example sentencesExamples Michael's hand fell, his face betrayed the shock he felt. This betrays, I think, a stunning ignorance of history. Yet if the 25-year-old's words spoke of surprise, they should not have done; his voice betrayed modesty, not shock. Jake's dark eyes betrayed that he was in a state of worried shock in itself, but it seemed to vanish when Vivian's blessed lips spread into a infinitely joyful smile. Her face betrayed her shock and betrayal, her eyes filled with tears. Katherine's face betrayed utter shock, then utter amusement. Neyl wriggled out of the window and held on tightly with both hands, his face betraying his shock. Herod's face betrayed his shock and anger as he scooted his large body off his throne. That this result has been a shock betrays the chasm between the top two divisions. That's why I say it's an absurd question, because it betrays, at the very least, a serious oversimplification of evolutionary genetics. Just a slight tensing of the muscles, an infinitesimal straightening of the back, a tiny lift of the head, betrayed his sudden interest. The fact that the New York Post article was written as it was betrays the fact that the Administration feels very vulnerable about this whole issue. Chantal's response forced his eyes to betray his shock as well. ‘Tell me we're not going where I think we're going,’ Dead-Eye asked, his voice betraying only mild interest. If it wasn't, their repeated refusal to even investigate gross abuses betrays a lack of interest in truth or accuracy that calls into question our ability to believe anything written in the paper. Only the subtle movement of one huge furry ear betrayed his interest in the exchange. It does seem that The Times sometimes betrays what is likely the more liberal leanings of a lot of its staff. I queried, the look of puzzlement on my face betraying the fact that I hadn't a clue what he was talking about. And the carefree indifference to the truth that that sort of statement betrays is worrisome in the extreme - even if it's said in the service of a goal you think we should pursue. Her pale face betrayed the greatness of the shock she had just been through. Synonyms manifest, make manifest, exhibit, reveal, convey, communicate, make known Derivatives betrayer noun bɪˈtreɪəbəˈtreɪər I knew about Judas, the betrayer, Mary Magdelene, the Garden of Gestamane, Roman soldiers, the Last Supper. Example sentencesExamples He and the heads of other human rights groups have accused the Commission of allowing the worst-offending betrayers of human rights to protect each other from condemnation. Consider the contrast between the two apostles, the free choices that each made: when the betrayer Judas pointed Jesus out to the mob that came to arrest and murder Him, Peter drew his sword and stepped forward to defend Jesus. Investigators and prosecutors must be seen to attack with full force the betrayers of the public trust who are aligned with the gangsters, racketeers and terrorists keeping this country under siege. It took longer this time, because of the amount of soldiers who we were traveling with, and I saw visions of Adam wherever I went… not visions of the traitor and betrayer, but visions of the Adam that I knew. As Cooper suggests, aren't they the real betrayers of the Left? Meanwhile, the ‘realist’ critics of Bush's Middle Eastern policy are implicitly lumped with the betrayers of Eastern Europe. The problem with this superficially attractive strategy is, of course, that betrayers can always re-betray. Full time, well-bonded mothers are dismissed by these angry women as betrayers of their gender. But now, you're a betrayer, and a back-stabber at that. The production of corpses becomes narrativised as a collection of images of patriots, martyrs or betrayers. They primarily conceive of the Church in just the way their betrayers do: as a nexus of power to be scrabbled over and fought for in order to achieve domination. To his astonishment, people he thought were his friends turned inexplicably hostile, merely because he had publicly denounced them as betrayers of their profession. So now, as Robin points out, us anti-war, would-be dissenters, deserters and betrayers are to be offered a wide-ranging smorgasbord of humanitarian pledges to get us back on the New Labour bus. These people were known as traitors and betrayers of the crown. You're the traitor, the betrayer, I know and you know it. He has three sets of wings and three faces and in each of his mouths he chews an archetypal traitor: Judas, the betrayer of Christ; and Brutus and Cassius, the betrayers of Julius Caesar. Therefore, women who do not identify as lesbians, especially women who sometimes have relationships with other women, are branded as traitors, turncoats and betrayers of the greater sisterhood. No, but it does mean you have to consider an opinion other than yours before you start ranting and bullying and labeling dissenters betrayers of your version of patriotism. But once the Turks go in, you can rely on a large movement of the New-Old Iraqi Army up there to fight the Nato-linked, EU-corrupted apostate betrayers of the capital of the Caliphs. Synonyms traitor, back-stabber, Judas, double-crosser renegade, quisling, fifth columnist, double agent, collaborator, informer, mole, stool pigeon turncoat, defector, apostate, deserter fraternizer, colluder, false friend informal snake in the grass, whistle-blower, grass, supergrass, rat, scab, stoolie, nose British informal nark North American informal fink rare traditor, renegado Origin Middle English: from be- 'thoroughly' + obsolete tray 'betray', from Old French trair, based on Latin tradere 'hand over'. Rhymes affray, agley, aka, allay, Angers, A-OK, appellation contrôlée, array, assay, astray, au fait, auto-da-fé, away, aweigh, aye, bay, belay, bey, Bombay, Bordet, boulevardier, bouquet, brae, bray, café au lait, Carné, cassoulet, Cathay, chassé, chevet, chez, chiné, clay, convey, Cray, crème brûlée, crudités, cuvée, cy-pres, day, decay, deejay, dégagé, distinguée, downplay, dray, Dufay, Dushanbe, eh, embay, engagé, essay, everyday, faraway, fay, fey, flay, fray, Frey, fromage frais, gainsay, Gaye, Genet, giclee, gilet, glissé, gray, grey, halfway, hay, heigh, hey, hooray, Hubei, Hué, hurray, inveigh, jay, jeunesse dorée, José, Kay, Kaye, Klee, Kray, Lae, lay, lei, Littré, Lough Neagh, lwei, Mae, maguey, Malay, Mallarmé, Mandalay, Marseilles, may, midday, midway, mislay, misplay, Monterrey, Na-Dene, nay, né, née, neigh, Ney, noway, obey, O'Dea, okay, olé, outlay, outplay, outstay, outweigh, oyez, part-way, pay, Pei, per se, pince-nez, play, portray, pray, prey, purvey, qua, Quai d'Orsay, Rae, rangé, ray, re, reflet, relevé, roman-à-clef, Santa Fé, say, sei, Shar Pei, shay, slay, sleigh, sley, spae, spay, Spey, splay, spray, stay, straightaway, straightway, strathspey, stray, Sui, survey, sway, Taipei, Tay, they, today, tokay, Torbay, Tournai, trait, tray, trey, two-way, ukiyo-e, underlay, way, waylay, Wei, weigh, wey, Whangarei, whey, yea Definition of betray in US English: betray verbbəˈtrābəˈtreɪ [with object] 1Expose (one's country, a group, or a person) to danger by treacherously giving information to an enemy. a double agent who betrayed some 400 British and French agents to the Germans Example sentencesExamples That will give heart to their leader, who relies implicitly on such support and it makes unlikely his claim that an internal enemy will flush him out or betray him. In spycraft there are four ways to persuade someone to betray their country, known as MICE; Money, Ideology, Coercion & Ego. Even if that something turned out to be a rather nasty traitor who betrayed his companions, that was still better than being nothing at all. The newly formed Albanian National Army refused to accept the agreement claiming it betrayed Albanian interests. If we have done our jobs correctly, Lee should be nearly ready to betray us as a double agent. Sammy would probably end up betraying him to some enemy, pursuing his own path, or would be murdered by a newly presented enemy. I know who the person is [who betrayed him and sent the image on to a wider audience]. And in the process she betrays all her own careful jurisprudence around race. The person who actually betrayed Tom was Rupert and he (and those on the Rupert love-train) don't even realise it. We don't think the United States has any interest whatsoever in betraying the poor Kurds you see for self-interest. Sanctions against the Taliban have merely hardened their resolve not to break with their cultural tradition and betray their honoured guest to their enemies. Saudi Arabia has a long history of betraying the interests of both Israel and the Palestinians, and peacemaking that aims at mollifying the Saudi royal family is doomed to failure. Not to do so would be to betray the public interest and endanger the police, health service workers and victims. This is why he must swear repeatedly that he would never betray American interests to foreign powers: because he will. He became increasingly paranoid that one of his staff would betray him - deliver him alive to the enemy - so much so that he tested the poison on his dog. ‘He has sold out our country and betrayed our national interests,’ a former supporter told me. Control Room gives insight into the concept of journalistic integrity and how each side may see the other betraying that ethic. The only branch of humanity who did not make the grade were the planters of the Caribbean islands who chose to betray their class interests because of race considerations. After all, they were betraying the organization that he had long worked to make greater. If I decide to hold a double execution of the hero and an underling who failed or betrayed me, I will see to it that the hero is scheduled to go first. Politicians can betray the public interest when it comes into conflict with, and loses to, their own private interests. In a characteristic gesture, he made a tape of their confessions and had it distributed as a warning to others who might betray the organization. Did his god help him when his own nephew betrayed him to our enemies? I suppose often I fall over my own drawn line, but I have to give some help or I would be betraying another ethic… that of being a teacher. Pakistani intelligence and agents for an American pipeline firm appear to be the puppet masters as the two men become caught up in a clash between the would-be conqueror and an ally who betrays him. There are others who believe they were betrayed by an organization of cheap confidence tricksters and want to tell the world about it. Both of these ideologies have betrayed their promises. Could members of a gang be so myopic that they act in ways that betray their best interests? So long as racism exists, there will be a need for an independent black politics to make sure that black people's interests are not betrayed. There the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and scribes. But then the King betrayed her to the enemies of France, to the British, the Normans. The Italian sea defense was betrayed to the Teutons The DAB vice-chairman said the democrats had betrayed the interests of the parents and the teachers by voting against the bill. Incensed that something as ‘trivial’ as racist abuse could lead to a man losing his job, one reader compared me to the person who betrayed Anne Frank. In the end, the records and messages in his mobile phone betray him and his affairs are exposed. She was made to feel guilty, as if by divulging the most obvious information, she had betrayed him - infringed on his privacy. By granting them such privilege, aren't Bulgarians betraying national interests? If I was heir to the throne, they couldn't possibly consciously betray me to the enemy. So to some he is already betraying the interests of small countries and the commission, keeper of the supranational flame, to power-grabbing Brits, Spaniards and French. In every way possible, conservative dogma has betrayed the country. Synonyms break one's promise to, be disloyal to, be unfaithful to, break faith with, play someone false, fail, let down 1.1 Treacherously reveal (secrets or information) 泄露（机密，信息） many of those employed by diplomats betrayed secrets and sold classified documents 外交官们雇佣的人当中有很多都向外泄露机密、出卖密码。 Example sentencesExamples I trusted Aunt Demeter to look out for my safety, but she betrayed every detail of my running away. However, sources close to him say they believe the government alleged that he was betraying details of planned NATO airstrikes to the opposition leadership. He admitted that rumors were circulating that Badr Corps fighters were betraying to the Americans the hiding-places of Mahdi Army officials. None of those who did know her would even consider betraying that information. Artie promises not to betray certain details only to show us both the promise and betrayal together. Synonyms reveal, disclose, divulge, give away, leak, lay bare, make known, uncover, unmask, expose, bring out into the open, tell 1.2 Be disloyal to. 对…不忠，辜负 his friends were shocked when he betrayed them Example sentencesExamples By your historically unprecedented disloyalty, you have betrayed our trust. Because as you say, they feel very, very betrayed. ‘I don't feel abandoned or betrayed or even particularly left,’ she wrote me. Anyone who votes for them is betraying the memory of all those who fought and died fighting the Nazis. But that does not betray my memory of my first husband or my love for him. As she said, ‘I felt shocked, angry, betrayed and violated’. He said the ANC's practical actions should convey the message that it would not betray the memory of those who made sacrifices for the cause of liberation. He stood shocked, unable to think of words, only feeling betrayed. It was the saddest day in her life, for it felt like she had finally abandoned her love for Julian, that she had betrayed his memory. She told the court that upon reading the Mirror article she felt ‘shocked, angry, betrayed and violated’. And by erasing me from your memory and heart, you're betraying your blood. And if someone is disloyal, if someone betrays a trust, in Texas, they're right down there with child molesters and ax murderers. You are left feeling feel betrayed, shocked, dismayed and maybe minus an ear lobe or fingertip. I feel betrayed, as if The Mysterious M has been disloyal in some way. She felt like she was cheating on Andy, like she was betraying his memory. Despite her promise to Jack to live her life to the fullest, it still seemed that she would somehow betray his memory if she were to let another man touch her like that. Just like Germany and Italy in the inter-war period, China feels betrayed and humiliated, and seeks to avenge historic wounds. Even as I wondered I felt like I'd betrayed the memory of someone I'd known forever. And of course the second thing he does through this travesty is to minimise the Holocaust itself and the crimes of the actual Nazis. and thus to betray the memory of those who died. A lot of what you see and read on the web requires trust on the part of the reader, and when someone betrays that trust, every reader that bought into the story loses something. He had only seconds to look shocked and betrayed before everyone in the inn's common room jumped on them. And the human relationship with this entity is evolving in the moment as people come to terms with a compact broken - a covenant betrayed. And to a great extent, I feel somewhat betrayed, if you will. She suddenly felt that even in knowing James, and in befriending him, that she was betraying Khalid's memory. To be betrayed by Judas, deserted by all the disciples, and denied by Peter. She simply could not betray Christopher's memory that way. The university's actions left me feeling betrayed. It is devoid of humble penitence and fails to acknowledge the sins and defects of the Catholic church that betray the reality and memory of Christ. It is true that for too long I denied the sentiments that lingered in my heart in my reluctance to betray my memory of William. Every time it rains, we look up at the sky and are shocked and betrayed. So why were they betraying his memory and helping the new family move in? Beat your child; and the worst part of the hurt are the feelings of love betrayed, or trust shocked. I wanted him so much but would it betray Adam's memory? I felt shocked, angry, betrayed and violated by the article. Men fall in love with her, and she betrays and then dumps them. He was highly criticised for this view; some politicians even accused him of betraying the memory of the dead Bulgarian soldiers. He now feels angry beyond words at ConAgra, misused, betrayed. The shop that stocks it lies on the site of the old Goldstone Ground and his father refuses even to drive past the shop, let alone betray his club and his friends and their memories by stepping inside it. Synonyms inform against, inform on 2Unintentionally reveal; be evidence of. she drew a deep breath that betrayed her indignation 她深深地吸了一口气，这说明她很愤怒。 Example sentencesExamples Jake's dark eyes betrayed that he was in a state of worried shock in itself, but it seemed to vanish when Vivian's blessed lips spread into a infinitely joyful smile. ‘Tell me we're not going where I think we're going,’ Dead-Eye asked, his voice betraying only mild interest. The fact that the New York Post article was written as it was betrays the fact that the Administration feels very vulnerable about this whole issue. Herod's face betrayed his shock and anger as he scooted his large body off his throne. That's why I say it's an absurd question, because it betrays, at the very least, a serious oversimplification of evolutionary genetics. I queried, the look of puzzlement on my face betraying the fact that I hadn't a clue what he was talking about. Only the subtle movement of one huge furry ear betrayed his interest in the exchange. Her pale face betrayed the greatness of the shock she had just been through. This betrays, I think, a stunning ignorance of history. Chantal's response forced his eyes to betray his shock as well. It does seem that The Times sometimes betrays what is likely the more liberal leanings of a lot of its staff. If it wasn't, their repeated refusal to even investigate gross abuses betrays a lack of interest in truth or accuracy that calls into question our ability to believe anything written in the paper. Michael's hand fell, his face betrayed the shock he felt. Yet if the 25-year-old's words spoke of surprise, they should not have done; his voice betrayed modesty, not shock. That this result has been a shock betrays the chasm between the top two divisions. Katherine's face betrayed utter shock, then utter amusement. Her face betrayed her shock and betrayal, her eyes filled with tears. And the carefree indifference to the truth that that sort of statement betrays is worrisome in the extreme - even if it's said in the service of a goal you think we should pursue. Just a slight tensing of the muscles, an infinitesimal straightening of the back, a tiny lift of the head, betrayed his sudden interest. Neyl wriggled out of the window and held on tightly with both hands, his face betraying his shock. Synonyms manifest, make manifest, exhibit, reveal, convey, communicate, make known Origin Middle English: from be- ‘thoroughly’ + obsolete tray ‘betray’, from Old French trair, based on Latin tradere ‘hand over’.
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