faith,belief,conviction,persuasion,[电影]Tout le monde n'a pas eu la chance d'avoir des parents communistes;
[例句] 他在国际上的成就为其信念作出了最好的注解。 By his international achievements he leaves a fitting monument to his beliefs.
[例句] 他凭借超乎常人的保持生命尊严的信念和顽强意志力忍受着各种病痛的折磨。 He suffered a long series of illnesses with tremendous dignity and fortitude.
trust,count on,have faith in,depend (on),confide ;
[例句] 我信赖他的友情,也相信他的判断。 I depended on his companionship and on his judgment.
[例句] 它看上去不像是最可信赖的动物。 He does not look the most reliable of animals.
confidence,faith,positiveness;
[例句] 利率有望早日下调,从而增强了人们的信心。 Hopes of an early cut in interest rates bolstered confidence.
[例句] 他呼吁自己的同胞不要丧失信心。 He appealed to his countrymen not to lose heart.
envelope,envelop,mailer ;
[例句] 我想你或许想要读一下信封里的内容。 I thought you might like to read the enclosed.
[例句] 请于今日将随函附上的捐款表格用所提供的邮资预付的信封寄回。 Return the enclosed Donation Form today in the prepaid envelope provided.
firmly believe,be firmly convinced,be fully confident of,conviction ;
[例句] 她坚信自己会出人头地。 She's absolutely certain she's going to make it in the world.
[例句] 她坚信人的本性是善良诚实的。 She had an unshakeable faith in human goodness and natural honesty.
infidelity,perfidy,[经] breach of faith,fink-out ;
[例句] 这不光是情节重大的犯罪行为,还是一种严重的背信行为。 This was a serious breach of trust quite apart from the gravity of any offence.
[例句] 一事背信就是万事乏义. Unfaith in aught is want of faith in all.
believe in,embrace ;
[例句] 因为信奉拉斯塔法里教,他拒绝剪去头发。 He refused to cut his hair due to his Rastafarian beliefs.
[例句] 他信奉无神论就像信仰一种新的宗教。 He believes in atheism as though it were a new religion.
be credulous,take for granted,believe easily,readily place trust in,credulity ;
[例句] 也许我太轻信了。 Perhaps I was too trusting.
[例句] 如果你过于轻信,其他人就会打你的主意。 If you're too trusting, other people will take advantage of you.
believer,disciple,follower,adherent,Christian;
[例句] 主教要求信徒们呆在家中。 The Bishop directed the faithful to stay at home.
[例句] 他最近才皈依天主教,是一名狂热的信徒。 He was a recent Catholic convert, and very zealous.
article of creed,article of faith,creed,precept,credendum ;
[例句] 这一信条不容改变。 The doctrine is unchangeable.
[例句] 这份报纸力求不受政治信条影响. The newspaper seeks to be independent of political dogma.
carrier pigeon,homing pigeon,homer ;
[例句] 养信鸽是他的业余爱好. Keeping carrier pigeons is his hobby.
[例句] 剑桥发出了召唤, 他象一只归来的信鸽似的作出响应. Cambridge had called; he had responded like a homing pigeon.
abide by,honour,stand by ;
[例句] 我怎么知道他会信守诺言呢? How do I know that he will be true to his word?
[例句] 他们信守诺言,离得远远的。 They were as good as their word and stayed away.
trusted follower,favorite,janissary,janizary,[电影]Posvyashchyonnyy;
[例句] 约翰·梅杰不会在上议院安插亲信。 John Major will not try to pack the House of Lords.
[例句] 他曾一度被视作布朗先生最为亲信的政治顾问之一。 He was once regarded as one of Mr Brown's closest political advisers.
authenticating object,token,keepsake ;
[例句] 请收下这枚戒指作为信物. Please have this ring for a keepsake.
[例句] 他毫不费力地挪动岩石, 取出信物. He had no difficulty in moving the rock, and recovered the tokens.
(等候消息) wait for information,believe,believe what one hears ;
[例句] 不要盲目听信银行家的话。 Don't just blindly follow what the banker says.
[例句] 当时他年轻,很容易听信他人。 He was young and highly suggestible.
letter box,mailbox,post box,post-office box,mail box ;
[例句] 希尔弗瑟姆邮政信箱222号,荷兰广播电台 Radio Netherlands, PO Box 222, Hilversum
[例句] 他们用木板草草地做成了两个粗糙的信箱. They knocked together two rough mailboxes with wooden boards.
write,write letters,letter writing,epistolize ;
[例句] 我想:“这个人会理解我的。”于是开始给她写信。 I thought, "Here'ssomeone who'll understand me." So I wrote to her.
[例句] 我的业余爱好是写信、踢足球、听音乐、玩摄影和打网球。 My hobbies are letter writing, foot-ball, music, photography, and tennis.
[旧] carrier,postman,runner ;
[例句] 乔治·斯汤顿爵士立即写了回信, 慷慨地犒赏了信差. Sir George Staunton instantly wrote back an answer, rewarding the messager liberally.
[例句] 乔治?斯汤顿爵士立即写了回信, 慷慨地犒赏了信差. Sir George Staunton instantly wrote back an answer, rewarding the messenger liberally.
code flag,flag,signal flag,waif,weft ;
[例句] 当然在过去,副官掌管着舰队司令的信号旗。 In olden days, of course, a flag-lieutenant was in charge of the Admiral's signal flags.
[例句] 我从这个位置完全可以看到信号旗. The signal flag is fully in our sight from this position.
(有信用诚实) trustworthy,honest,reliable ;
[例句] 瓦恩斯堡虽然写得很信实, 却不是安德森对小城生活的写照. Though Winesburg is a credible place , it is not Anderson's explanation of small - town life.
[例句] 11岂能在坟墓里述说你的慈爱吗?岂能在灭亡中述说你的信实 吗 ? Is your love declared in the grave, your faithfulness in Destruction?