| 词组 | trust |
| 释义 | verb | noun trust1 /trʌst/ verb [T] to believe that someone or something is good and reliableadverbstrust sb/sth completely/totally We need to find someone who we can trust completely.not entirely/fully trust sb/sth (=not completely) We don’t entirely trust his reasons for helping.trust sb implicitly formal (=without any doubts) I gave him the money because I knew I could trust him implicitly.never trust sb/sth I would never trust him to keep a secret.verbsbe able to trust sb/sth The friendship will only work if you are able to trust her.learn to trust sb An abused animal must learn to trust people again.be afraid to trust sb/sth After that experience, I was afraid to trust anyone.nounstrust your instincts I thought he looked dishonest – I should have trusted my instincts.trust sb’s judgment Don’t you trust my judgment?prepositionstrust in sb/sth I trusted in his ability to do a good job.trust sb with sth (=trust someone to take care of something) We trusted you with our safety.phrasessb/sth is not to be trusted (=you should not trust them) Be careful – her advice is not to be trusted.trust to luck (=hope that good things happen) They weren’t sure what would happen – they just had to trust to luck. verb | noun trust2 /trʌst/ noun a firm belief that a person or organisation is honest and goodadjectives/nouns + trustabsolute/complete trust Children at this age have complete trust in their parents.great trust The others had placed great trust in me and I did not want to let them down.mutual trust (=trust that two people have for each other) In order to reach an agreement, there needs to be an atmosphere of mutual trust.blind trust (=trusting someone too much, without asking any questions) Their blind trust in their president began to fade a little more with every scandal.misplaced trust (=wrong because someone does not deserve it) His trust in his friend was sadly misplaced.public trust Politicians are beginning to lose public trust.consumer/voter trust The nuclear industry is having problems building consumer trust. | Because of the recent political scandal, voter trust is at an all-time low.verbshave trust in sb/sth Patients must have trust in their doctor.put (your) trust in sb/sth also place (your) trust in sb/sth They’re putting all their trust in you, so don’t disappoint them.earn/win/gain sb’s trust An officer has to earn his men’s trust.abuse/betray sb’s trust (=be disloyal to someone who trusts you) He has completely betrayed the voters’ trust.lose trust People have lost trust in the banking system.build trust also build up trust A good teacher builds trust by giving pupils support and encouragement.establish trust formal The company worked to establish trust between workers and managers.rebuild/regain/restore trust formal (=make someone trust you again) When a husband or wife has been unfaithful, it can take years to rebuild trust.be based on trust Good business relationships must be based on mutual trust.develop trust It took many years to develop the trust that exists between us.inspire trust She inspired trust in all her supporters.prepositionstrust in sb/sth I have enormous trust in his abilities.trust between people Ever since childhood, there has been very little trust between the brothers.trust among/amongst people Our efforts to develop trust among the population are beginning to succeed.phrasesa breakdown in/of trust (=when you stop trusting someone) There had been a complete breakdown in trust between the former business partners.a breach of trust (=a lack of trust caused by someone’s behaviour) His behaviour was unprofessional and amounts to a serious breach of trust.an atmosphere/climate of trust The talks took place in an atmosphere of trust and cooperation. |
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