treacherous

🇬🇧 UK/'tretʃәrәs/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

adj.

Guilty of betrayal or deception; unreliable and potentially dangerous

背信弃义的;危险的,不可靠的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Loanword
treacherousother
=treacherous

Common Collocations

  • 1.treacherous conditions险恶的环境
  • 2.treacherous waters危险的水域
  • 3.treacherous terrain险峻的地形
  • 4.treacherous ally背信弃义的盟友

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The treacherous advisor secretly plotted against the king he served.

  • 2.

    Hikers were warned about the treacherous mountain paths after heavy snowfall.

  • 3.

    The treacherous currents beneath the calm surface caught many swimmers off guard.

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