🔑trustBrE/trʌst/NAmE/trʌst/verbpresent simple - I / you / we / theytrustBrE/trʌst/NAmE/trʌst/present simple - he / she / ittrustsBrE/trʌsts/NAmE/trʌsts/past simpletrustedBrE/ˈtrʌstɪd/NAmE/ˈtrʌstɪd/past participletrustedBrE/ˈtrʌstɪd/NAmE/ˈtrʌstɪd/ -ing formtrustingBrE/ˈtrʌstɪŋ/NAmE/ˈtrʌstɪŋ/tohaveconfidenceinsb; tobelievethatsbisgood, sincere, honest, etc.信任;信赖;相信(某人的善良、真诚等)◆~sbShetrustsAlanimplicitly. 她绝对信任艾伦。◆~sbtodosthYoucantrustmenottotellanyone. 你可以相信我不会跟任何人讲。~sthtobelievethatsthistrueorcorrectorthatyoucanrelyonit相信;认为可靠◆Hetrustedherjudgement. 他相信她的判断力。◆Don'ttrustwhatthenewspaperssay! 别相信报纸上的话!trustdepend on sb/sth ⬥ rely on sb/sth ⬥ count on sb/sth ⬥ believe in sb
These words all mean to believe that sb/sth will do what you hope or expect of them or that what they tell you is correct or true.以上各词均含相信、信任、信赖之义。
trust to believe that sb is good, honest, sincere, etc. and that they will do what you expect of them or do the right thing; to believe that sth is true or correct指相信、信任、信赖:◆You can trust me not to tell anyone.你可以相信我不会跟任何人讲。◆Don't trust what you read in the newspapers!别相信你在报纸上读到的!
depend on/upon sb/sth (often used with can/cannot/could/could not) to trust sb/sth to do what you expect or want, to do the right thing, or to be true or correct(常与 can/cannot/could/could not 连用)指相信、信赖、指望:◆He was the sort of person you could depend on.他是你可以信赖的人。◆Can you depend on her version of what happened?你相信她对所发生事情的描述吗?
rely on/upon sb/sth (used especially with can/cannot/could/could not and should/should not) to trust sb/sth to do what you expect or want, or to be honest, correct or good enough(尤与 can/cannot/could/could not 和 should/should not 连用)指信任、信赖:◆Can I rely on you to keep this secret?我能相信你会保守这个秘密吗?◆You can't rely on any figures you get from them.你不能相信从他们那儿得到的任何数据。
You can trust a person but not a thing or system. You can trust sb's judgement or advice, but not their support. You can depend on sb's support, but not their judgement or advice. Rely on/upon sb/sth is used especially with you can/could or you should to give advice or a promise. * trust 的宾语可以是人,但不能是物或制度;trust 后还可接 sb's judgement 或 advice,但不能接 sb's support;depend on 后可跟 sb's support,但不能跟 sb's judgement 或 advice;rely on/upon sb/sth 尤与 you can/could 或 you should 连用,以给予建议或承诺:◆I don't really rely on his judgement.◆You can't really rely on his judgement.你不能真的相信他的判断。
count on sb/sth (often used with can/cannot/could/could not) to be sure that sb will do what you need them to do, or that sth will happen as you want it to happen(常与 can/cannot/could/could not 连用)指可信赖、依靠、指望(某人做某事)、确信(某事会发生):◆I'm counting on you to help me.我就靠你帮我啦。◆We can't count on the good weather lasting.我们不能指望这样好的天气会持久。
believe in sb to feel that you can trust sb and/or that they will be successful指信赖、信任、相信某人会成功:◆They need a leader they can believe in.他们需要一个可以信赖的领导。
Patterns
to trust/depend on/rely on/count on sb/sth to do sth
to trust/believe in sb/sth
to trust/rely on sb's advice/judgement
to depend on/rely on/count on sb's support
to completely trust/depend on/rely on/believe in sb/sth
~ (that)…(formal) tohopeandexpectthatsthistrue想;希望;期望◆Itrust (that) youhavenoobjectionstoourproposals?我想你不反对我们的建议吧?●nottrustsbanˈinchtonottrustsbatall对…根本不相信●trustˈyou, ˈhim, ˈher, etc. (todosth)(informal) usedwhensbdoesorsayssththatyouthinkistypicalofthem(认为某人言行一贯如此时说)管保,保证◆TrustJohntoforgetSue'sbirthday! 管保约翰会把休的生日忘了!●ˌtriedandˈtested/ˈtrusted(BrE) (NAmEˌtriedandˈtrue) thatyouhaveusedorreliedoninthepastsuccessfully经过考验的;可靠的;可信赖的◆atriedandtestedmethodforsolvingtheproblem解决这个问题的可靠办法Alliteration in idiomsbelt and braces,(beat somebody) black and blue,born and bred,chalk and cheese,chop and change,done and dusted,down and dirty,in dribs and drabs,eat somebody out of house and home,facts and figures,fast and furious,first and foremost,forgive and forget,hale and hearty,hem and haw,kith and kin,mix and match,part and parcel of something,puff and pant,go to rack and ruin,rant and rave,risk life and limb,short and sweet,signed and sealed,spic and span,through thick and thin,this and that,top and tail something,tried and testedtrusted,wax and wane●ˈtrustinsb/sth(formal) tohaveconfidenceinsb/sth; tobelievethatsb/sthisgoodandcanbereliedon相信;信任;信赖◆Sheneedstotrustmoreinherownabilities. 她需要更加相信自己的能力。●ˈtrusttosth[no passive]toputyourconfidenceinsthsuchasluck, chance, etc. becausethereisnothingelsetohelpyou依靠,依赖(运气、机会等)◆Istumbledalonginthedark, trustingtolucktofindtherightdoor. 我摸黑跌跌撞撞地往前走,希望凭运气能找对门。●ˈtrustsbwithsth/sbtogivesth/sbtoapersontotakecareofbecauseyoubelievetheywouldbeverycarefulwithit/them托付;托交;把…委托给某人照管◆I'dtrustherwithmylife. 她是我可以性命相托的人。