| 词组 | faith |
| 释义 | faith /feɪθ/ noun 1. a strong feeling of trust or confidence in someone or somethingadjectivesgreat/enormous faith He had great faith in his team.complete/total/absolute faith The owners have complete faith in Sam as manager.blind/unquestioning faith (=trusting someone or something without thinking) Most people just have blind faith that they will have enough money when they retire.unshakeable/firm faith (=that nothing can make weaker) Her parents had unshakeable faith in her ability.implicit faith formal (=complete faith) He has implicit faith in her judgment.verbshave faith They no longer have faith that the police will protect them.put/place your faith in sb/sth People seem less and less inclined to put their faith in science.show faith in sb/sth The club have shown faith in the young goalkeeper by offering him a permanent contract.lose faith After more broken promises by the government, people are starting to lose faith.destroy sb’s faith in sb/sth Terry’s lies had destroyed Liz’s faith in men.shake/undermine sb’s faith in sb/sth (=make it weaker) Bad decisions by judges shake the public’s faith in the legal system.restore sb’s faith in sb/sth (=make it return) His kindness had restored her faith in human nature.sb’s faith is misplaced (=they are wrong to trust someone or something) I hope their faith in him is not misplaced.prepositionsfaith in sb/sth After so many disappointments, my faith in him was almost gone.phraseshave every faith in sb/sth (=trust them completely) We have every faith in your ability to solve the problem.a leap of faith (=something risky that someone does, believing that it may have a good result) She took a leap of faith and lent him the money he needed to start the company.2. a belief in a god or godsadjectivesreligious faith Yousuf put his success down to his religious faith.deep faith He is a man of deep faith. verbslose faith Her experience of war led her to lose her faith in God.find faith Christians of all nations have found faith in Christ.prepositionsfaith in God My first priority has always been my faith in God.3. a religionadjectives/nouns + faitha religious faith It is easy to concentrate on the differences between the religious faiths and forget what they have in common.the Christian/Jewish/Hindu/Muslim etc faith She was brought up in the Jewish faith. a world faith It is important for students to study other world faiths apart from their own.verbspractise your faith BrE practice your faith AmE (=do the things that it is your duty to do, according to your religion) Everybody should be allowed to practice their faith.spread the faith Their mission was to spread the faith. faith + nounsa faith community/group (=a group of people living somewhere who belong to a particular religion) He will meet the leaders of the different faith communities. a faith school (=which is based on a particular religion) Parents want to have the choice of sending their children to a faith school.phrasesof all faiths/of every faith/of different faiths People of all faiths are welcome. |
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