treacherous
【考法 1】 adj. 背叛的: marked by betrayal of fidelity, confidence, or trust
【例】 a treacherous ally 不忠的盟友
【近】 faithless, disloyal, perfidious, recreant, traitorous, unfaithful, unloyal, betraying
【反】 constant, dedicated, devoted, staunch, down-the-line, faithful, fast, loyal, steadfast, steady, true 忠誠的
trenchant
【考法 1】 adj. 銳利的: keen, sharp
【例】 Even the most trenchant sword could not sever the bonds of loyalty between them. 即使最鋒利的刀劍也不能切斷他們的忠誠。
【近】 keen, sharp
【反】 blunt, blunted, dull, obtuse 鈍的
【考法 2】 adj. (言辭)一針見血的: vigorously effective and articulate
【例】 trenchant criticisms 一針見血的批評
【近】 incisive
【反】 vague 含糊的
trepidation
【考法 1】 n. 恐懼,戰(zhàn)栗: the emotion experienced in the presence or threat of danger; apprehension
【例】 trepidation about starting a new career 對開創(chuàng)一項新事業(yè)而感到恐懼
【近】 fear, fright, horror, apprehension
【反】 boldness, bravery, dauntlessness, intrepidity 大膽
trespass
【考法 1】 vi. 非法侵入,違反: to commit an offense
【例】 I consider him to be trespassing against all of us when he trespasses against any one of us. 當他冒犯我們當中一個人的時候,他就冒犯了我們?nèi)?br />【近】 transgress, invade, intrude
【反】 withdraw, retreat 撤退
tribute
【考法 1】 n. 頌詞: a gift, payment, declaration, or other acknowledgment of gratitude, respect, or admiration
【例】 pay a high tribute to…贊頌
【近】 accolade, eulogy, encomium, panegyric, tribute 頌詞
【反】 denunciation, condemnation, criticism, censure, reproof, reprobation 批評,指責
trickle
【考法 1】 vi. 一滴滴地流,徐徐地流: to issue or fall in drops
【例】 Tears trickled down her cheeks. 眼淚從她的臉上一滴一滴地流下。
【反】 pour, roll, stream, gush 噴涌
trite
【考法 1】 adj. 陳腐的,陳詞濫調(diào)的: hackneyed or boring from much use, not fresh or original
【例】"You win some, you lose some" is a trite expression. "有得必有失"是老生常談了。
【近】 bathetic, cliché, hackneyed, threadbare, timeworn, banal
【反】 fresh, new, novel, original, unclichéd, unhackneyed 新鮮的
trivial
【考法 1】 adj. 瑣碎的,無足輕重的: of little worth or importance
【例】 why spend so much time on trivial decisions, like whether the cola should be regular or diet? 為什么花這么多時間在這種瑣碎的決定上,比如可樂要喝一般的還是健怡?
【近】 inconsiderable, insignificant, minor, petty, inconsequential, paltry, trifling
【反】 consequential, material, momentous, weighty, indispensable, substantive, grandiose, massive 重要的
truant
【考法 1】 adj./ n./ vi. 逃避責任的: shirking responsibility; one who shirks duty
【例】 play truant 逃學
【近】 shirk, malinger, goldbrick, avoid, escape, evade, parry, sidestep, circumvent, fence, hedge, avert, elude, shun, skirt, dodge, bilk, eschew
【反】 dutiful 盡職盡責的
truce
【考法 1】 n. 休戰(zhàn),休戰(zhàn)協(xié)定: a suspension of fighting especially of considerable duration by agreement of opposing forces
【例】 truce agreement 休戰(zhàn)協(xié)議
【近】 armistice, cease-fire, peace
vi. 擋開武器或打擊 vt. 擋開, 回避 n. 擋開