| 单词 | distrust |
| 释义 | distrust (dɪstrʌst ) Word forms: distrusts , distrusting , distrusted 1. verb If you distrust someone or something, you think they are not honest, reliable, or safe. I don't have any particular reason to distrust them. [VERB noun] Synonyms: suspect, doubt, discredit, be wary of 2. variable noun [oft a NOUN] Distrust is the feeling of doubt that you have towards someone or something you distrust. What he saw there left him with a profound distrust of all political authority. [+ of] ...a decision that should help to dispel much of the atmosphere of distrust. Synonyms: suspicion, question, doubt, disbelief Quotations: Trust him no further than you can throw himGnomologia Collocations: mutual distrust Bound by mutual distrust and annoyance, the odd couple pairing can do little but bicker. Christianity Today (2000) Gradually, their mutual distrust is turned by their determination to survive into something far more powerful. Times, Sunday Times (2011) There is a mutual distrust and a spiteful disgust. The Sun (2012) People like him make the public distrust politicians. The Sun As a leader who has led his party from public distrust to public approval - and into government - he has earned their respect. Times, Sunday Times Public distrust in politicians has grown to chronic proportions because of the perceived false case made for invasion in 2003 and the calamitous occupation that followed. Times, Sunday Times Censorship of scientific information would breed public distrust and discourage fresh minds from engaging in difficult research areas, and drive scientific discourse below a critical threshold. Times, Sunday Times Public distrust of politicians has led to years of patch-and-mend on our roads and rails and left us with infrastructure unfit for the 21st century. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 不信任 Japanese: 信用しない |
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