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ii M (ft: an honest answer ii ^ (ft [U ^ o Are you being completely
honest about your feelings?
Bl ii ifc
(ft ^ 'If ? 0 Thank you for being so honest with me. ^ i£Mft M &
& ii M » 0 Give me your
honest
opinion. ^iff$^(ftJ||£;i£JEo 0 To be honest (= what I really think is), it was one of the
worst books I’ve ever read.i&mtEW), oLet’sbe
honest, she’s only interested in Mike because of his money. ii^ilfeiM, AIM
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3 showing an honest mind or attitude jtCMfft; & She’s got an honest
face. 4 (of work or wages XW&
XW)
earned or resulting from hard work Uj
^ (ft: He hasn’t done an honest day’s work in his life. ASJL 0 It’s quite a
struggle to make an honest living, fc ^
itfe ii 0 X &
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7 ^ (ft 0 i;i4ij Use an, not a, before honest. * honest Z fj hi an , X a 0 ITiTTl honest! (informal) used to
emphasize that you are not lying % (ft ; fic A If: I didn’t mean it,
honest! IS X Ji: ^ (ft , it (ft ! . honest to God/ goodness used to emphasize that what
you are saying is true ft X. ^ ii; i£ % i$ : Honest to God,
Mary, I’m not joking. ^ X ^
offensive.
^AiAAjftffiiAl^li XIX make an honest 'woman of sb (old-fashioned, humorous) to
marry a woman after having had a sexual relationship with her
.honest
'broker noun a person or country that tries to get other people or countries to
reach an agreement or to solve a problem, without getting involved with either
side ( Al^i£®^*H#,]ft > ACXtR!M#, ft## hon estly On /'Dmstli; NAmE
'a:n-/ adv.
1 in
an honest way M§£itfe; X differ I can’t believe he got that money
honestly. IfeXiS'fsftfellSiX^Xl&WJlP rrnra dishonestly 2 used to emphasize that
SYNONYMS
honest
frank
♦ direct ♦ open ♦ outspoken ♦ straight ♦ blunt
These
words all describe people saying exactly what they
mean
without trying to hide feelings, opinions or facts.
±sm<,
honest not hiding the truth about sth jf ii^lft, *11$
1$: Thank you for being so honest with
me.
frank honest
in what you say, sometimes in a way that other people might not like jfJfi^fft,
H^ift ( Wfli X n&Xif XM-JA ) : To be
frank with you, I think your son has little chance of passing the exam. hciA
A«JL7XAXf6iia#iat
direct
saying
exactly what you mean in a way that nobody can pretend not to understand ia
jliiKft, 1[ $£ft, ii#fft: You’ll have to get used to his direct manner. Ai®ltfe&#:»lftAit
ireira Being direct is sometimes considered
positive but sometimes it is used as a ‘polite’ way of saying that sb is rude.
* direct iTflX^iAA'ft'lSA, IMBXtUJ
open (approving) (of a person) not keeping
thoughts and feelings hidden faAiAMII&A iiMGX SWJ:
He
was quite open about his reasons for leaving. ftfeXAr^
outspoken
saying
exactly what you think, even if this shocks or offends people itiSWJ. fiM(
straight
honest and
direct j§iiit$j, j|$(ft: / don’t think you’re being straight with me.
blunt
saying
exactly what you think without trying to be polite itif S6A iWXWl: She has a
what you are saying is true, however surprising it may seem Jr (ft; I didn’t tell anyone, honestly!
&
n-jftjiiif f6TA! 0/ honestly can’t remember a thing about last night. o You can’t
honestly expect me to believe that! jfo ft £g fit M $c is SP #7! 3 (informal) used to show that you
disapprove of sth and are irritated by it ( )
:
Honestly! Whatever will they think of next? M Ji (ft ! life
honest-to-
goodness adj. [only before noun] (approving) simple and good £ (ft ; X (ft ; life ii (ft :
honest-to-goodness country food jtX(ft^Tllt$?/
hon-esty
/'tmasti;
NAmE 'a:n-/ noun [U]
the quality of being honest Xll: She
answered all my
questions with her usual honesty. itfe[H]i£7ilc(ftMWl'ftS£o 0 His honesty
is not in question.
iram in all 'honesty used to state a fact or an opinion which, though true,
may seem disappointing The book isn’t, in all
honesty, as good as I expected.
honey
/’hAni/
noun 1 [u] a sweet sticky yellow
substance made by bees that is
spread on bread, etc. like jam 2 [C] (informal) a way of addressing sb that
you like or love ( ) ^HEft,
Xlh: Have
you seen
my keys, honey?®mT , SP1? 3 [C] (informal) a person that you like or love and think
is very kind p[MWA: He can be a real honey when he wants to
be. lifei^i AS7A#J0 ITO71 see
land n.
honey-bee
/'hAnibi:/
noun a bee
that makes honey
mm
honey-comb
/'hAnikaum;
NAmE -koum/ (also comb) noun [C, U] a structure of cells with six
sides, made by bees for holding
their honey and their eggs B
reputation
for blunt speaking. X 7 ^fftlllSc
7^o
WHICH
WORD?
Honest
and frank refer to what you say as much as how you say it. * honest fa frank tiltaiftiSAJ
an
honest/a frank admission of guilt They
are
generally positive words, although it is possible to be too frank in a way that other people might not
like. M
Direct,
outspoken and blunt all describe sb’s manner of saying what
they think. Outspoken
suggests
that you are willing to shock people by saying what you believe to be right. Blunt and direct often suggest that you think honesty is
more important than being polite. Open is positive and describes sb’s character. * direct, outspoken ffl blunt
±^ifti£l[#c7^; outspoken ft
Xa^JiSMXmX^XA;
blunt *P direct
open tmx, swa^M: rm
a
very open person. f^XA-X'itffiMiiLXo PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS
■
to be honest/frank/direct/open/outspoken/straight/
blunt
■
honest/frank/direct/open/outspoken/straight about sth
■
honest/frank/direct/open/straight/blunt with sb
■
a(n) honest/frank/direct/straight/blunt answer *.a(n) frank/direct/open/outspoken/blunt
person/
manner
■
quite/very/really/extremely honest/frank/direct/
open/outspoken/straight/blunt
■
rather frank/outspoken
To
be/Let’s be honest/frank/blunt... (= what I really think is ...)