betray

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Phản bội, phản quốc

BrE /bɪˈtreɪ/ AmE /bɪˈtreɪ/

verb en → vi

past betrayed pp betrayed ing betraying

1 DISLOYALTY [transitive] B2

Phản bội, phản quốc

to be disloyal to someone or something you should support, especially by giving information about them to their enemies

  • betray somebody/something

Collocations betray a friend · betray a country

  • He betrayed his friends to the police.

    Anh ta đã phản bội bạn bè mình cho cảnh sát.

2 SECRET [transitive] C1

Bật mí, tiết lộ bí mật

to give away a secret or something that should be kept private

  • betray a secret

Collocations betray a confidence · betray a secret to somebody

  • She betrayed her friend's secret.

    Cô ấy đã tiết lộ bí mật của bạn thân.

3 EMOTION [transitive] C1

Bộc lộ cảm xúc

to show a feeling or emotion in your face, voice, etc., even if you do not intend to

  • betray one's feelings

Collocations betray a feeling of anger · betray a sense of guilt

  • Her face betrayed her fear.

    Khuôn mặt cô ấy bộc lộ sự sợ hãi.

4 TRAITOR [intransitive] C1

Là kẻ phản bội

to be a traitor; to act in a way that is disloyal or dishonest, especially by helping the enemy

  • betray for somebody

Collocations betray for money · betray for power

  • He betrayed for his own gain.

    Anh ta đã phản bội vì lợi ích cá nhân.

5 CONFIDENCE [transitive] C1

Bộc lộ sự thiếu tin tưởng

to show that you do not have confidence in someone or something

  • betray a lack of confidence

Collocations betray a lack of trust in somebody/something

  • His actions betrayed his lack of faith.

    Hành động của anh ta đã bộc lộ sự thiếu tin tưởng.

6 TRUTH [transitive] C1

Bộc lộ sự thật

to show that something is not true or real; to prove that something is a lie

  • betray the truth

Collocations betray the truth of something

  • The evidence betrayed the truth.

    Bằng chứng đã bộc lộ sự thật.

7 TRAIT [transitive] C1

Bộc lộ đặc điểm

to show that someone has a particular characteristic or quality, especially one that is not good

  • betray a trait

Collocations betray a weakness in somebody/something

  • His actions betrayed his cowardice.

    Hành động của anh ta đã bộc lộ sự hèn nhát.

8 CONFIDENTIAL [transitive] C1

Bật mí thông tin mật

to reveal confidential information or a secret, especially by mistake

  • betray a confidence

Collocations betray confidential information to somebody

  • She betrayed the company's secrets.

    Cô ấy đã tiết lộ bí mật của công ty.