英语词汇“trust”的释义、区别辨析及用法例句-英语同义词词典

单词

trust

例句

verb | noun

trusttrust1 /trʌst/ verb ► trust

to feel sure that someone will do what he or she says or what is right:

David is one of my oldest friends - I trust him completely.

I wouldn’t trust Tina to babysit - she is too immature.

➔ Trust can also mean to feel sure that something is correct or will work correctly: She needs a car she can trust.

► believe in

to trust that someone or something is good or will be successful:

My mother believed in me even when others weren’t sure I would succeed.

She believes in the power of education to improve lives.

► have faith in

to trust that someone or something is good or will do the right thing:

Antonio will be here to help - I have faith in him.

► depend on

to trust that someone or something will do something that you need or that you expect him or her to do:

You can depend on Jane - she always keeps her promises.

► rely on AWL

to trust that someone or something will do something that you need:

The city relies on the police to keep people safe.

➔ Depend on and rely on have very similar meanings and you can usually use either expression in a sentence: I knew I could depend on you for help. | I knew I could rely on you for help.

► be reliant on

to rely on someone or something completely to do or provide something:

When she got older and could not drive, she was reliant on her family to take her to the supermarket, to church, and anywhere else she needed to go.

► count on

to trust that someone or something will do something that you want. Count on is a little more informal than depend on or rely on:

I knew I could count on my older brother for protection.

➔ You can also use count on to say that you expect someone to do something, even if it is not a good thing:You can always count on Jack to say the wrong thing.

verb | noun

trusttrust2 /trʌst/ noun ► trust

the belief that someone is honest or that you can depend on someone or something:

The doctor-patient relationship is based on trust.

Children need to have trust in the adults around them.

► confidence

a strong belief that someone or something is good or will be successful:

Voters have lost confidence in the president and no longer believe he will do what he promised.

► faith

a strong belief that someone or something is good or will do the right thing:

I always had faith in the legal system and was sure that my husband would be proven innocent.

ANTONYMS ➔ see distrust2

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