单词 | faithful |
释义 | faithful¹ 1.(loyal)忠诚的;忠实的;可靠的;守信的 Older Americans are among this country's most faithful voters.较年长的美国人是这个国家最忠实的选民群体之一。 He was a discreet and faithful friend.他是个为人谨慎而忠诚的朋友。 He was awarded a medal as a mark of merit for long and faithful service.他被授予奖章, 以表彰他长期忠诚奉献的功勋。 to be faithful to a promise信守诺言 She had been faithful to her promise to guard this secret.她信守诺言, 一直保守着这个秘密。 2.(accurate)准确无误的;毫无出入的;如实的 He gave a faithful rendering of the poem.他忠实地翻译了这首诗。 faithful copies of household items used in the mid-1800s可以假乱真的19世纪中叶家庭用品的仿制品 to be faithful to sth film, screenplay +忠于某事物 Do you think the film adaptation was faithful to the book?你认为这部电影的改编忠于原著吗? 3.(sexually)(对爱人)忠贞的 I'm always faithful when I love someone.爱一个人时, 我总是忠诚专一的。 to be faithful to sborto remain faithful to sb对某人忠诚专一 He would never be faithful to you if you married him.如果你和他结婚, 他绝不会对你忠诚专一的。 She insisted that she had remained faithful to her husband.她坚持说自己对丈夫一直是忠贞不贰的。 4.(reliable)一贯可靠的;可以信赖的;信得过的 a faithful worker忠实可靠的工人 5.(truthful)诚实的;可信的;可靠的 a faithful witness诚实可信的见证人 faithful² 1.the faithful (religious)(某宗教信仰的)虔诚徒众, 忠实信众 There are fears among many clergy that some of the faithful will miss their Easter Communion.很多牧师担心有些虔诚信徒会错过复活节的圣餐仪式。 The faithful revered him as a prophet.信徒们尊崇他为先知。 2.the faithful (loyalists)忠实的追随者(或支持者) At the general election, the faithful defected in droves.在大选时, 大批忠实的支持者倒戈。 the party faithful党派的忠实追随者 Few but the party faithful attended the rallies.除了政党的忠实分子外, 参加集会的人不太多。 He spends his time making speeches at factories or gatherings of the Party faithful.他把时间都花到在工厂或党的忠实追随者的集会上发表演说上面了。 |
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