bewray

vt. 泄露, 暴露

发音

其它 /bɪˈɹeɪ/

词形变化

bewrays 三单 bewraying 现在分词 bewrayed 过去式 bewrayed 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To accuse; malign; speak evil of.

    古体 及物
  2. 2.

    To reveal, divulge, or make (something) known; disclose.

    及物
  3. 3.

    To reveal, divulge, or make (something) known; disclose.

    To reveal or disclose and show the presence or true character of, especially if unintentionally or incidentally, or else if perfidiously, prejudicially, or to one's discredit.

    及物
  4. 4.

    To reveal, divulge, or make (something) known; disclose.

    To expose or rat out (someone).

    及物

    1846, Introduction to Letter 40 in Henry Ellis (editor), Original Letters, Illustrative of English History, Third Series, Volume I, London: Richard Bentley, p. 100, While this busy search was diligently applied and put in execution, Humphrey Banaster (were it more for fear of loss of life and goods, or attracted and provoked by the avaricious desire of the thousand pounds) he bewrayed his guest and master to John Mitton, then Sheriff of Shropshire, …

  5. 5.

    To reveal, divulge, or make (something) known; disclose.

    To expose to harm.

    废旧 及物
  6. 6.

    To reveal, divulge, or make (something) known; disclose.

    To expose (a deception).

    废旧 及物
  7. 1.

    To soil or befoul; to beray.

    废旧

词汇关系

动词

同义词 1

betray

上位词 10

break reveal discover expose uncover disclose divulge unwrap bring out give away

词源

From Middle English bewraien, bewreyen, biwreyen, from Old English *bewrēġan, from Proto-Germanic *biwrōgijaną (“to speak about; tell on; inform of”). Cognate with Old Frisian biwrōgja (“to disclose, reveal”), Dutch bewroegen (“to blame; accuse”), Middle Low German bewrȫgen (“to accuse; complain about; punish”), Old High German biruogen (“to disclose, reveal”), Modern German berügen (“to defraud”).

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