名 letter,mail,message,word;动 believe,take stock in,at will,at random;形 (确实) true;
[例句] 这封信只不过重复了一下土地法。 The letter merely restated the law of the land.
[例句] 唔,那我就信你吧,亲爱的。 Well, I'll take your word for it then, love.
information,message,news,communication,info ;
[例句] 房间很安静,无人主动提供更多的信息。 The room was quiet; no one volunteered any further information.
[例句] 要了解这些产品的详细信息,请寄来标明HB/FF字样的明信片。 For more details about these products, send a postcard marked HB/FF.
signal,semaphore,gun,[电影]The Signal;
[例句] 编码信号由碟形卫星天线接收。 The coded signal is received by satellite dish aerials.
[例句] 塞西尔此时开始慌张起来,连忙发射了两枚遇险信号火箭。 Cecil now began to panic and fired off two distress rockets.
trustworthiness,credit,[经] credit,credited,honor ;
[例句] 银行写信来说我已经超过信用限额了. The bank has written to say I've gone over my credit limit.
[例句] 信用对于商人来说至关重要. Credit is everything to a trader.
trust,entrust,confide,fiduciary,affiance ;
[例句] 他们掌握了足够的证据控告董事违犯信托责任。 They have a case against their directors for breach of fiduciary duty.
[例句] 乔治是约翰·本尼特信托公司的一名公关主管。 George is a public relations officer for The John Bennett Trust.
communication,communicate by letter,correspond,communicate,communications ;
[例句] 将不会和任何人建立通信联系。 No correspondence will be entered into.
[例句] 交通困难,通信时断时续。 Transport is difficult, communications are patchy.
detonator,fuse,fuze,fusee ;
[例句] 你等着, 枪指着安全的方向, 因为引信还在烧着. You wait, with your weapon pointed in a safe direction, cos the primer burns slow.
[例句] 首先介绍了被动式静电引信的工作原理. This paper first presents the working principle of passive detection electrostatic fuze.
faith,belief,conviction,believe in,godliness ;
[例句] 非暴力和忍耐是他们的信仰的核心原则。 Non-violence and patience are the central tenets of their faith.
[例句] 在他漫长的一生中,他对基督教信仰始终是一种摇摆不定的态度。 He maintained an ambivalent attitude to the Church throughout his long life.
electric(al) communication,telecommunication,telegraphy,traffic,telecom ;
[例句] 这个消息给电信部门注入了一针强心剂。 The news gave a fillip to the telecommunications sector.
[例句] 日益复杂的现代电信系统 the increasing complexity of modern telecommunication systems
believe,confidence,fiducial ;
[例句] 置信限是指置信区间的界限. Confidence limits are the upper and lower limits of the confidence interval.
[例句] 即使在平时, 他也表现出令人难认置信的体力和敏捷. Off - stage , too, he demonstrated incredible physical strength and agility.
letter of credit (LC) ;
[例句] 银行开出了不可撤销的信用证[状]. The bank has made out an irrevocable letter of credit.
[例句] 我想从这份信用证上提款100元. I'd like to draw 100 yuan against this letter of credit.
letter,written message,epistle,missive ;
[例句] 沃德豪斯的书信选集卖了1,232英镑。 A selection of correspondence from P G Wodehouse realised £ 1,232. P.G.
[例句] 她在书信和笔记中几乎从不提及他。 She virtually never mentions him in her corre-spondence or notebooks.
trust,have confidence in,believe in,take [put] stock in,accredit;
[例句] 雇主和雇员之间出现了信任危机。 There is a credibility gap developing between employers and employees.
[例句] 向自己信任的人倾诉感情是很有益处的。 It can be beneficial to share your feelings with someone you trust.
prestige,credit,reputation,credit standing ;
[例句] 这个团队的名声、专业技能和信誉都是无可匹敌的。 It's a team unrivalled in stature, expertise and credibility.
[例句] 购房互助协会为信誉良好的客户提供贷款。 Building societies make loans to creditworthy customers.
believe,be convinced of,have faith in,take stock in;
[例句] 公众从来不相信他有能力胜任这一职位。 The public never had faith in his ability to handle the job.
[例句] 他实际上已经相信了护士们的情况确实如此。 He actually became convinced that the nurses had an unanswerable case.
letter,mail,missive,correspondence ;
[例句] 我正在等几封重要的信件,可是一封都没到。 I am expecting several important letters but nothing has arrived.
[例句] 我们把手探进一袋信件中抽取获奖者。 We delved through a sackful of letters to draw the winning name.
superstition,superstitious belief,have blind faith in,make a fetish of,fetish;
[例句] 安·布拉德利破除迷信,给出了医学事实。 Ann Bradley dispels the old wives' tales and gives the medical facts.
[例句] 这都是废话和迷信,不是真的. It's all rubbish and superstition, and there's nothing in it.
break one's promise,go back on one's word,break faith,break one's word ;
[例句] 对不起,我失信了. I am sorry that I broke my promise.
[例句] 他失信了. He departed from his word.
firmly believe,be convinced,be sure,be confident,assurance ;
[例句] 她有些不好接近,但我确信她想表现得友好一些。 She was somewhat unapproachable but I'm sure she wanted to be friendly.
[例句] “我确信我不知道。”库克一甩头说。 "I'm sure I don't know." Cook tossed her head.
self-confident,believe in oneself,assuredness,be sure of oneself,self-confidence ;
[例句] 他从未表现出他前任的那种近乎傲慢的自信。 He has never exhibited the self-confidence, bordering on arrogance, of his predecessor.
[例句] 晚上的演出很糟,所有人都缩手缩脚,显得很不自信。 The evening show was terrible, with hesitant unsure performances from all.