sense of betrayal• President Johnson expressed a sense of betrayal as a result of the riots.• Mr Fraser says many businesspeople feel a sense of betrayal at the Government's loss of nerve over the euro.• A sense of betrayal lay deep in both Hugh and Margaret; it was an important part of who they were.• In Much Ado the shift to verse expresses the bitterness and sense of betrayal felt by Claudio at Hero's supposedinfidelity.• The jealousy and sense of betrayal were so all-consuming that he had found himself unable to move.• The young, intelligent people feel a great sense of betrayal, even those who at first believed in all this.• Lowell felt a nigglingsense of betrayal.• So how deep is this sense of betrayal?
ADJECTIVE | VERB + BETRAYAL | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤personal個人背叛▸➤ultimate最大的背叛◇His defection to the other side was the ultimate betrayal.他變節投向另一方是最大的背叛。VERB + BETRAYAL➤regard sth as, see sth as, view sth as把⋯看成是背叛◇The business community regarded the measures as a betrayal of election promises.商界認為這些措施有違競選承諾。PREPOSITION➤betrayal of對⋯的背叛◇a betrayal of his friends對他朋友的背叛◇The decisions were a betrayal of everything my father stood for.這些決定與我父親所有的主張都相悖。PHRASES➤an act of betrayal背叛行為▸➤a betrayal of (sb's) trust辜負(某人的)信任▸➤a feeling of betrayal, a sense of betrayal被出賣感
betrayal ♦︎ treason ♦︎ infidelity ♦︎ bad faith ♦︎ disloyaltyThese are all words for the act of betraying sb/sth.这些词均表示背叛、出卖。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆infidelity / disloyalty to sb◆to regard / see / view sth as (a) betrayal / treason◆to be guilty of / accuse sb of treason / infidelity / bad faith / disloyalty■betrayal bɪˈtreɪəl [uncountable, countable] (ratherformal) the act of giving information to an enemy, hurting sb who trusts you, or ignoring your principles or beliefs in order to get an advantage for yourself; the fact of being betrayed in any of these ways泄露机密的行为;不忠;(被)背叛◆The incident left me with a sense of betrayal.这件事让我感觉自己被出卖了。◆I saw her actions as a betrayal of my trust.我认为她的所作所为辜负了我的信任。◆This is a betrayal of their election promises.这是对他们在选举中所作承诺的背叛。 see also betray ⇨ cheatverb, betray ⇨ tell2■treason ˈtriːzn ( ˌhigh ˈtreason) [uncountable] the crime of doing sth that could cause danger to your country, such as helping its enemies during a war危害国家罪,叛国罪(如战时通敌)◆They were charged with treason and sentenced to death.他们被指控犯有叛国罪,判了死刑。■infidelity ˌɪnfɪˈdeləti [uncountable, countable] (ratherformal) the act of not being faithful to your wife, husband or partner, by having sex with sb else(夫妻或伴侣间的)不忠;通奸◆His reputation has been damaged by allegations of marital infidelity.他被指对婚姻不忠,名誉受到了损害。◆She could not forgive his infidelities.她无法原谅他的不忠行为。OPPfidelityⓘ Fidelity is the quality of being faithful to your wife, husband or partner. * fidelity指对妻子、丈夫或性伴侣的忠贞、忠实◆marital / sexual fidelity婚姻/性的忠贞■ˌbad ˈfaith [uncountable] (formalorlaw法律) the intention of deceiving sb, especially of not keeping a promise, even at the time that you make the promise存心不良;恶意(尤指不履行承诺的意图)◆He accused the local authority of acting in bad faith, in making promises that it knew it would not be able to keep.他指控地方当局恶意行事,许下明知无法兑现的承诺。OPPgood faith ⇨ truth■disloyalty [uncountable] (ratherformal) behaviour that involves not being loyal or faithful to your friends, family or country(对朋友的)不守信义;(对家庭、国家的)不忠实,不忠诚◆She felt guilty of disloyalty to her dead husband.她因对死去的丈夫不忠而感到内疚。OPPloyalty ⇨ reliable1 see also disloyal ⇨ treacherous