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单词 reliable
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reliable

UK /rɪˈlaɪəb(ə)l/

DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    a reliable person is someone who you can trust to behave well, work hard, or do what you expect them to do

    Alice can look after the children. She’s very reliable.

    a reliable workman/car

    Synonyms and related words

    Reliable and trustworthy
    1. 1a
      a reliable vehicle, piece of equipment, or system always works well

      This is a better and more reliable car than my last one.

      a reliable method of birth control

      Synonyms and related words

      Describing machines and pieces of equipment
  2. 2
    reliable information can be trusted to be accurate

    How reliable are these statistics?

    There turned out to be no reliable evidence of Mardell’s guilt.

    Synonyms and related words

    Exact and accurate
    1. 2a
      used about someone whose information can be trusted to be accurate

      I heard this from a very reliable source.

      Synonyms and related words

      Reliable and trustworthy

    Collocates

    Nouns frequently used with reliable
    ▪ evidence, guide, indication, indicator, information, measure, predictor

reliable

US /rɪˈlaɪəb(ə)l/

DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    a reliable person is someone who you can trust to behave well, work hard, or do what you expect them to do

    Alice can take care of the children. She’s very reliable.

    a reliable workman/car

    Synonyms and related words

    Reliable and trustworthy
    1. 1a
      a reliable vehicle, piece of equipment, or system always works well

      This is a better and more reliable car than my last one.

      a reliable method of birth control

      Synonyms and related words

      Describing machines and pieces of equipment
  2. 2
    reliable information can be trusted to be accurate

    How reliable are these statistics?

    There turned out to be no reliable evidence of Mardell’s guilt.

    Synonyms and related words

    Exact and accurate
    1. 2a
      used about someone whose information can be trusted to be accurate

      I heard this from a very reliable source.

      Synonyms and related words

      Reliable and trustworthy

    Collocates

    Nouns frequently used with reliable
    ▪ evidence, guide, indication, indicator, information, measure, predictor

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