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单词 traitorous
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Definition of traitorous in English:

traitorous

adjective ˈtreɪt(ə)rəsˈtreɪdərəs
  • Relating to or characteristic of a traitor; treacherous.

    when his traitorous actions were discovered, he was imprisoned
    Example sentencesExamples
    • But this was not a reference to their obvious eating and drinking habits - rather to the traitorous porkers found in George Orwell's Animal Farm.
    • However, I am beginning to think traitorous thoughts.
    • I apologize to anyone if my traitorous words have offended.
    • The treatment of faithless lovers and traitorous informers in outlaw lore suggests that not all Irish images of themselves were entirely positive.
    • There was something about his eyes that made Robin feel wary of him, the eyes of someone deceitful and traitorous.
    Synonyms
    treacherous, disloyal, treasonous, back-stabbing
    double-crossing, double-dealing, faithless, unfaithful, perfidious, two-faced, Janus-faced, false-hearted, duplicitous, deceitful, false, untrue, untrustworthy, unreliable, undependable, fickle
    informal two-timing

Derivatives

  • traitorously

  • adverbˈtreɪt(ə)rəsliˈtreɪd(ə)rəsli
    • Christy straightened herself up as a blush traitorously began to stain her cheeks.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • My eye caught a certain dark haired boy, tall, walking across the quad and I let my eyes linger traitorously on him.
      • I watch my hand creep traitorously to the door, listlessly wondering when it got so bad that I can't even say no to him anymore.
      • The Queen graciously gave the two the rest of the night off and sat to consider her fate and the fate of the woman who had been traitorously put into her hands.
      • And I am certain that the Senator (saved by a moron who claims to be of the Left) and other trash acted equally traitorously.

Definition of traitorous in US English:

traitorous

adjectiveˈtrādərəsˈtreɪdərəs
  • Relating to or characteristic of a traitor; treacherous.

    when his traitorous actions were discovered, he was imprisoned
    Example sentencesExamples
    • But this was not a reference to their obvious eating and drinking habits - rather to the traitorous porkers found in George Orwell's Animal Farm.
    • The treatment of faithless lovers and traitorous informers in outlaw lore suggests that not all Irish images of themselves were entirely positive.
    • However, I am beginning to think traitorous thoughts.
    • There was something about his eyes that made Robin feel wary of him, the eyes of someone deceitful and traitorous.
    • I apologize to anyone if my traitorous words have offended.
    Synonyms
    treacherous, disloyal, treasonous, back-stabbing
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