trustee
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reduce competition, control
prices, etc. ( A$cA
)
: anti-trust
laws IT»IWI in sb’s trust | in the trust of sb
being taken care of by sb ( §ScM1f ) : The
family pet was left in the trust of a neighbour. uL'M.tfJ'M take sth on 'trust to believe what sb says
even though you do not have any proof or evidence to show that it is true
njfff; gfg;
mverb 1 to have confidence in sb; to believe that
sb is good, sincere, honest, etc. ftfr; ft®; ffifg ( ^Alft# |§_ ) : [VN] She trusts Alan implicitly.
il0 [VN to inf] You can trust me not to tell
anyone. fft om ffifi $ 7#tef7A$o 2 [VN] to believe that sth is true
or correct or that you can rely on it +@fj§; iA A nJ1$: He trusted her judgement, iffc+gfjtMfft^iJIfrAo 0
Don’t trust
what the newspapers say! jft£ft±(ftii?f!
3 [V (that)] (formal) to hope and expect
that sth is true $g; ;
$3M: I trust
(that) you have no objections to
our proposals ? fc & 7 B. Xtf ?<c H (ft It DE ? IM not trust sb an 'inch to not trust sb at all
trust 'you,
him, her, etc. (to do sth) (informal) used
when sb does or says sth that you think is typical of them ( iAA»AWf7-Milfcm£ ) $HI: Trust
John
to forget Sue’s birthday! A
0
7 > — more at tried
IJfiATI 'trust in sb/sth (formal) to have confidence in sb/sth;
to believe that sb/sth is good and can be relied on #} fit; fg ii ; fs H : She needs to trust more in her own
abilities.
Mwrfc jOnffiftf ^ £ (ft ft A o 'trust
to sth [no
passive] to put your confidence in sth such as luck, chance, etc. because there
is nothing else to help you flSclBl ( ) :
I
stumbled along in the dark, trusting to luck to find the right door,
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trust sb
with sth/sb to give sth/sb to a person to take care of because you
believe they would be very careful with it/them ;
I’d
trust her with my life. Mill^lA#7t^#lftAo
trustee /trA’sti:/ noun 1 a person or an organization
that has control of money or property that has been put into a trust for sb ( MT* W ) lftA2a member of
a group of people that controls the financial affairs of a charity or other
organization (
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trustee-ship
/trA'stiiJ’ip/
noun [U, C] 1 the job of being a
trustee AIR# 2 the responsibility
for governing a particular region, given to a country by the United Nations Organization;
a region that is governed by another country in this way Hi?
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'trust fund noun money that is controlled
for sb by an organization or a group of people
trust ing /'trAStirj/ adj. tending to believe that
other people are good, honest; etc. $£-|j|(ft; ^JSfgMiAOA If you’re too trusting, other
people will take advantage of yoiL-iamjmttm
s^adc^t^w±^0 ►trust- ing-ly adv.
'trust
territory noun a region governed by the
United Nations Organization or by another country that has been chosen by the
United Nations Organization (
) mmm
trust-worthy /'trAstw3:9i; NAmE -w3irSi/ adj. that you can rely on
to be good, honest, sincere, etc.
(ft ; 7fif M£ft; hf Jg (ft H771 reliable ► trust-worthiness noun [U]
trusty /'trAsti/ adj., noun
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adj. [only before noun] (old use or humorous) that you have had a long time and have
always been able to rely on
( -fcJHBJt* ) "Nsfilft, pTfitfilft;
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noun (pi. -ies) (informal) a prisoner who is
given special advantages because of good behaviour ifaH® ( A7
)
truth 0-w /tru:9/ noun (pi. truths /truiQz/)
1 the truth [sing.] the true facts about sth,
rather than the things that have been invented or guessed Jtf
;
If;
^ 35; K ^ 'If R: Do you think she’s telling the truth? 0 We are determined to get
at (= discover) the truth. IS f|] fk. A'
It lb M „ 0 The truth (of
the matter) is we can’t afford to keep all the staff on. o
I
don’t think you are telling me the whole truth about what happened. HciA ift^fflJt+g^iff
o 2 [U] the quality or
state of being based on fact Jf 35; 3D 3514: There is no truth in the rumours.
M O There is not a grain of truth in what she
says. — 023 falsity 3 [c] a fact
that is believed by most
people to be true jt£ M : universal truths IliltlLjjg 0 She was forced to face up to a few
unwelcome truths about her family.
—see
also half-truth, home truth —compare untruth(I) IT7T77I if (the) .truth be
'known/'told used
to tell sb the true facts about a situation, especially when these are not
known by other people ( , iftJtlft,
£35 in
truth (formal) used to emphasize the
true facts about a situation ( )
(ft$j, ^3£±: She
laughed
and chatted but was, in truth, not having much fun. M
.nothing
could be .further from
the truth used
to say that a fact or comment is completely false A$t#£t; txfJM to tell (you) the
'truth (informal) used when admitting
sth ( 7iA77 ) i£35i£, £35ift: To tell you the truth, I’ll be glad to get home. , tu®
.truth
is stranger than fiction (saying) used to say that
things that actually happen are often more surprising than stories that are
invented JJft
(the) .truth will ‘out (saying) used to say that
people will find out the true facts about a situation even if you try to keep
them secret A
7; A; & ft —more at bend v.,
economical, moment
'truth drug noun a drug that is believed to be able to put sb into a state
where they will answer questions with the truth ±JL
S
truth ful /'trurBfl/ adj. 1 ~ (about sth) (of a
person A) saying only what is true M % ; i# M ik ; ffi $ H771
honest : They were less than truthful about their
part in the crime. fMM g
7
^5'lf o 0 Are you being
completely truthful with me?
?
2 (of a statement (7j£) giving
the true facts about sth M ^ W : a truthful
answer ±0 M (ft ® EH3 untruthful ► truth-ful-ly /-fali/ adv.: She answered all their
questions truthfully.
M1lftM7m truth-ful-ness noun [U]
try CHr /trai/ verb, noun
m verb (tries, try-ing, tried, tried) 1 to make an attempt or
effort to do or get sth i^ g]; jg H; ^
A : [V]
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don’t know if I can come but I’ll try. 7 AfUI ®
0
[V to inf] What are you trying to do? A ? o I tried hard not to laugh.
o [VN to inf] She tried her best to solve the problem. jlAjfe 5? JjM JS 0 0 [VN] Just
try your hardest, if A M A pB
0 In spoken
English
try can be used with and plus another verb, instead of with to and the
infinitive: I’ll try
and get you a new one tomorrow. 0 Try and finish quickly. In this structure,
only the form try can be used, not tries, trying or
tried. p A, try nj IM ffl and jjp A
to I’ll try and get you a
new one tomorrow. O Try
and finish quickly. /EiA —
A, try tries,
trying ^ tried0
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to use, do or test sth
in order to see if it is good, suitable, etc. i^f]; i^fift; i^^: [VN] Have you tried this new coffee?
It’s very good, ifo ^ M & # §r ^ ^
?
O
‘Would you
like to try some raw fish?’ ‘Why not? I’ll try anything once!’ JLQ.M.it ^
? ”
“ Bi, 'a^ ^—&) L! ” 0 Have you ever tried
windsurfing? o Try these shoes for
size—they should fit you. ft jk M ^ fill A A, # % JSZ o 0 She tried the door, but it was
locked,
jflfe fi 7 jtIPJi H , iiH'fl^o 0
[V -ing] John isn’t here.
Try phoning his home number.
Notice
the difference between try to do sth and try doing sth :
You should
try to eat more