1 [U] trust (in sb/sth) the belief that sb is good, honest, sincere, etc and will not try to harm or trick you 信赖;信任:
Our marriage is based on love and trust.我们的婚姻建立在爱和信赖的基础上。I should never have put my trust inhim.我当初不该信任他。 [OPP]Look at distrust and mistrust. 参看distrust及mistrust。
2 [C,U] a legal arrangement by which a person or organization looks after money and property for sb else until that person is old enough to control it 信托;财产托管
take sth on trust to believe what sb says without having proof that it is true 没有证据证明属实即相信(某人的话):
I can't prove it. You must take it on trust.我无法证实,你要相信此事。
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/trʌst ||; trʌst/verb
[T] trust sb (to do sth);trust sb (with sth) to believe that sb is good, sincere, honest, etc and that he/she will not trick you or try to harm you 信赖;信任:
He said the car was safe but I just don't trust him.他说那辆车安全,但我就是信不过他。You can't trust her with money.你不能把钱财托付给她。I don't trust that dog. It looks dangerous.我对那只狗不放心,它看上去很危险。 [OPP]Look at mistrust and distrust. 参看mistrust及distrust。 Trust sb (to do sth)(spoken 口语) it is typical of sb to do sth 某人一定会:
Trust Alice to be late. She's never on time!艾丽斯准会迟到,她从来就不守时间!
trust1/trʌst; trʌst/n 1 [U] the belief that someone or something is honest or good 信任﹐信赖: There's a lack of trust between teachers and the government. 教师和政府之间缺乏信任。I had put my trust in the doctor. 我信赖这位医生。2 [C] an organization that controls how money will be used to help someone else 信托机构: a charitable trust 慈善信托机构3 [C,U] an arrangement in which someone legally controls your money or property, usually until you are old enough to have it〔钱或财产的〕托管: The money is being held in trust until she's 21. 这笔钱正委托他人代管﹐直至她 21 岁。4 take sth on trust to believe that something is true without having any proof 凭空相信某事
trust2v [T]1 to believe that someone is honest and will not do anything bad or wrong [ distrust , mistrust ] 信任﹐信赖: I don’t trust her at all. 我完全不信任她。2 trust sb to do sth to believe that someone will definitely do something 相信某人一定会做某事: I know I can trust you to keep this secret. 我知道我可以信任你﹐你会保守这个秘密。3 to be sure that something is correct or right 相信: I’m not sure if I trust his judgment. 我不能肯定我是否相信他的判断。4 trust you/him etc (to do sth)! spoken used to say that it is typical of someone to do something silly or bad【口】就知道你/他等(会做某傻事或坏事)!: Trust you to be late! 就知道你会迟到!5 I trust (that)formal used to say that you hope something is true【正式】我希望(…): I trust that these arrangements are satisfactory. 希望这些安排能令您满意。trust sb with sthphr v to let someone have or control something because you believe they will be careful with it 托付﹐放心地把〔某物〕交给〔某人〕: I wouldn’t trust him with the keys. 我可不放心把钥匙交给他。
trusttrusttruststrustedtrusting2verb (trusts, trusting, trusted)to believe that somebody is honest and good and will not hurt you in any way: I just don't trust him. You can trust Penny to do the job well.trusttrust1noun (no plural)the belief that somebody is honest and good and will not hurt you in any way: Put your trust in God.