英語趣味迷你劇第2期:Not Guilty!
Fred and Betty: Is this the End?
Episode 2: Not Guilty!
Fred: Betty, you've got to believe me! I would never cheat on you Betty!
CHEAT ON
Meaning: if you cheat on somebody, (your husband, wife, boyfriend or girlfriend) you secretly have a sexual or romantic relationship with someone else. (在男女關係上)不忠實,不忠於(妻子或丈夫)
Grammar: This phrasal verb must have an object. You can not separate the verb from its particle.
He cheated on his wife - RIGHT
He cheated on her - RIGHT
He cheated her on - WRONG
He cheated his wife on - WRONG
Example sentence: Juliet finally decided to divorce her husband when she caught him cheating on her with their next-door neighbour.
Synonyms: betray, be unfaithful to, do the dirty on, mess around, two-time
Betray
1. 背叛;出賣;對...不忠[(+to)]
That man is capable of betraying his friends.
那傢伙會出賣朋友。
2. 泄漏,透露
He would suffer death rather than betray the secret.
他寧死也不肯泄露機密。
3. (無意中)暴露,顯示[(+to)][+wh-]
Her red face betrayed her nervousness.
她漲紅的臉顯示她很緊張。
Unfaithful
1. 不忠實的;不忠於職守的[(+to)]
He is unfaithful to his duty.
他不忠於職守。
2. (對配偶)不忠實的;有外遇的[(+to)]
Her husband is unfaithful to her.
她的丈夫對她不忠實。
3. (翻譯、版本等)不準確的,不可靠的