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treacherously

/trech-er-uhs/US // ˈtrɛtʃ ər əs //UK // (ˈtrɛtʃərəs) //

奸诈地,诡诈地,诡谲地,奸诈

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : characterized by faithlessness or readiness to betray trust; traitorous.
    • : deceptive, untrustworthy, or unreliable.
    • : unstable or insecure, as footing.
    • : dangerous; hazardous: a treacherous climb.

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Examples

  • With temperatures near freezing most of the day and some roads treacherous, police asked residents to stay home.

  • Traveling from one river valley to the next, Rachael has to cross a mountain pass that’s positively treacherous in the winter, then follow a narrow, winding road through a canyon.

  • Ancient road networks crisscross the lava flows’ treacherous terrain, and pottery pieces and charcoal have been found in and around cave entrances.

  • A self-professed fitness enthusiast, Amos took special pleasure in the rucks, a run in full military gear over treacherous terrain.

  • The greens, meanwhile, will maintain their usual slickness thanks to the underground Sub-Air system that removes excess moisture to help keep them in treacherous shape all year.

  • Observers believe she sees support for the Rohingya as going treacherously against the tide of popular opinion.

  • Trying to build a one-state reality in the name of “inalienable rights and realpolitik” is treacherously dishonest.

  • But they, like Adam, have transgressed the covenant, there have they dealt treacherously against me.

  • But Tryphon, when he was upon a journey with the young king, Antiochus, treacherously slew him.

  • Duddingston was treacherously shot at and wounded; he and his men were set on shore, and the schooner was burnt.

  • I had you at my mercy when I was treacherously struck down from behind.

  • Thuringia was invaded, her king defeated, and after a while treacherously slain.