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 忠诚的
trenchant
【考法 1】 adj. 锐利的: keen, sharp
【例】 Even the most trenchant sword could not sever the bonds of loyalty between them. 即使最锋利的刀剑也不能切断他们的忠诚。
【近】 keen, sharp
【反】 blunt, blunted, dull, obtuse 钝的
【考法 2】 adj. (言辞)一针见血的: vigorously effective and articulate
【例】 trenchant criticisms 一针见血的批评
【近】 incisive
【反】 vague 含糊的
trepidation
【考法 1】 n. 恐惧,战栗: the emotion experienced in the presence or threat of danger; apprehension
【例】 trepidation about starting a new career 对开创一项新事业而感到恐惧
【近】 fear, fright, horror, apprehension
【反】 boldness, bravery, dauntlessness, intrepidity 大胆
trespass
【考法 1】 vi. 非法侵入,违反: to commit an offense
【例】 I consider him to be trespassing against all of us when he trespasses against any one of us. 当他冒犯我们当中一个人的时候,他就冒犯了我们全部
【近】 transgress, invade, intrude
【反】 withdraw, retreat 撤退
tribute
【考法 1】 n. 颂词: a gift, payment, declaration, or other acknowledgment of gratitude, respect, or admiration
【例】 pay a high tribute to…赞颂
【近】 accolade, eulogy, encomium, panegyric, tribute 颂词
【反】 denunciation, condemnation, criticism, censure, reproof, reprobation 批评,指责
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. 眼泪从她的脸上一滴一滴地流下。
【反】 pour, roll, stream, gush 喷涌
trite
【考法 1】 adj. 陈腐的,陈词滥调的: 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"是老生常谈了。
【近】 bathetic, cliché, hackneyed, threadbare, timeworn, banal
【反】 fresh, new, novel, original, unclichéd, unhackneyed 新鲜的
trivial
【考法 1】 adj. 琐碎的,无足轻重的: of little worth or importance
【例】 why spend so much time on trivial decisions, like whether the cola should be regular or diet? 为什么花这么多时间在这种琐碎的决定上,比如可乐要喝一般的还是健怡?
【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. 逃避责任的: shirking responsibility; one who shirks duty
【例】 play truant 逃学
【近】 shirk, malinger, goldbrick, avoid, escape, evade, parry, sidestep, circumvent, fence, hedge, avert, elude, shun, skirt, dodge, bilk, eschew
【反】 dutiful 尽职尽责的
truce
【考法 1】 n. 休战,休战协定: a suspension of fighting especially of considerable duration by agreement of opposing forces
【例】 truce agreement 休战协议
【近】 armistice, cease-fire, peace
vi. 挡开武器或打击 vt. 挡开, 回避 n. 挡开