betray

意味: 裏切る

例文: Momo betrayed the tuna treaty.
    モモはツナ条約を裏切った。

定義: 何気なく暴露する

コロケーション:

betrayは400,000語に1回程度の頻出度です。

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Definitions(定義)

Verb: reveal unintentionally
Verb: deliver to an enemy by treachery
Verb: disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake
Verb: be sexually unfaithful to one’s partner in marriage
Verb: give away information about somebody
Verb: cause someone to believe an untruth

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Verb

Examples(例文)

Verb: Her smile betrayed her true feelings
Verb: Judas sold Jesus
Verb: The spy betrayed his country
Verb: His sense of smell failed him this time
Verb: His strength finally failed him
Verb: His children failed him in the crisis
Verb: She cheats on her husband
Verb: Might her husband be wandering?
Verb: He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam
Verb: The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): betray, bewray, cheat, cheat on, cuckold, deceive, denounce, fail, give away, grass, lead astray, rat, sell, shit, shop, snitch, stag, tell on, wander

Antonyms(反意語): undeceive

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): deceive, disappoint, inform, misinform, unwrap

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): acquaint, advise, announce, beat around the bush, betray, blackwash, blow, cheat, cheat on, come out of the closet, confide, deceive, denounce, disabuse, disenchant, ensnare, explain, fail, fall short, familiarize, fill in, flim-flam, fool, hoax, humbug, indicate, inform, inoculate, instruct, introduce, leak, lie, misinform, muckrake, nark, narrate, out, overstate, prompt, regret, remonstrate, report, reveal, sandbag, shill, spill the beans, spring, teach, tell, testify, undeceive, understate, update, volunteer, warn, wise up

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): bamboozle, double cross, gull, play around, pose, sell out, two-time

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: betrayal, betrayer, cuckold, deceiver, deception, deceptive, rat, ratter, ratting, shit, snitch, snitcher

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: general

Usage Category: common

Usage Context: descriptive

Grammatical Notes:
intransitive verb, transitive verb

Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)

Prefixes(接頭辞):

Suffixes(接尾辞): y

Exam Level

高校レベル

英検2級

Media Appearance(メディア登場例)

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Movies(映画):

Other Information(その他)

Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) No

Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) Yes

Emotion Categories: anger, disgust, negative, sadness, surprise

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