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| /ˈfeɪΘfl/ |
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| 1 | continuing to support someone or be their friend , even in a difficult situation 忠诚的；忠实的 |
| a faithful friend/servant/follower He had always been a faithful friend. 他一直是一个忠诚的朋友。 |
| | 1a | continuing to do or believe something , even in a difficult situation 忠诚的；恪守的；虔诚的 | | Dr Still gave years of faithful service. 斯蒂尔医生多年来一直忠诚地为大家服务。 | | +to He remained faithful to his beliefs. 他坚守自己的信仰。 | |
| | 1b | used about a dog who behaves like a friend （狗）忠诚的，忠心耿耿的 | |
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| 2 | showing or describing something in a way that is exactly correct 逼真的；如实的 |
| a faithful reproduction of the original painting 原画逼真的摹本 |
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| 3 | not having sex with anyone other than your partner 忠贞的；贞洁的 |
| +to Ken has always been faithful to his wife. 肯对妻子一向忠贞。 |
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| 4 | the faithful the people who support a particular political party , sports team , musician etc 忠实信徒；忠实支持者 |
| His enthusiasm has obviously appealed to the party faithful. 他的热诚对该党的忠实信徒显然有吸引力。 |
| | 4a | the people who believe in a religion （宗教的）信徒，信众 | |
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| faithfulness noun U |
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