Monday, May 28, 2012

Learn A Word A Day - treacherous

treacherous
 / trɛtʃərəs /
adjective  

1 behaving with or showing treachery
背叛的; 不忠的
 
2 dangerous, especially when seeming to be safe
危险的(尤指貌似安全的):
That ice is treacherous, it is not as strong or thick as it looks.
那冰并不像看上去的那么结实.


* treacherous currents 貌似和缓的湍流.



 > treacherously
adverb.
 treachery / trɛtʃərəsri/
noun [Countable, Uncountable]
(act of) betraying a person or cause, especially secretly
背叛, 不忠(尤指秘密的):
underhand treachery 暗地的背叛行为.

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