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| /rɪˈlaɪəbl/ |
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| 1 | a reliable person is someone you can trust to behave well , work hard , or do what you expect them to do （人）可信赖的，可靠的 |
| Alice can look after the children. She’ s very reliable. 艾丽斯可以照顾孩子。她人非常可靠。 |
| a reliable workman 可信赖的工匠 |
| | 1a | a reliable vehicle , piece of equipment , or system always works well （汽车、设备、系统等）耐用的，性能稳定的： | | This is a better and more reliable car than my last one. 这辆车比我上一辆车更好，性能更稳定。 | | a reliable method of birth control 控制人口的有效方法 | |
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| 2 | reliable information can be trusted to be accurate （信息）可靠的 |
| How reliable are these statistics? 这些统计数字的可靠性如何？ |
| There turned out to be no reliable evidence of Mardell’ s guilt. 结果并无可靠证据证明马德尔有罪。 |
| | 2a | used about someone whose information can be trusted to be correct （消息）可靠的，可以信赖的 | | I heard this from a very reliable source. 我从一个非常可靠之处得知这件事的。 | |
| Words frequently used with reliable | | reliable 的常见搭配词 | | nouns | evidence, guide, indication, indicator, information, measure, predictor, | 2 | | | |
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