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。