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单词 trust
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trustverb

uk/trʌst/us/trʌst/

trust verb (BELIEVE)

B1 [ I or T ] to believe that someone is good and honest and will not harm you, or that something is safe and reliable:

My sister warned me not to trust him.
Trust me - I know about these things.
Trust your instincts, and do what you think is right.
I don't trust air travel - it's unnatural.
[ + obj + to infinitive ] I trust him to make the right decision.
That man is not to be trusted.
I wouldn't trust him with my car.
Sometimes you have to trust in the goodness of human nature.
However much you plan an expedition like this, you still have to trust to luck to a certain extent.

More examples

  • He's such a liar - you can't trust a word he says.
  • I can't employ him in the shop unless I can trust him.
  • After what she did to me, I'll never trust her again.
  • You can trust Ruth because she always does things by the rules.
  • He's a sly old devil - I wouldn't trust him with my money.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Trusting and not trusting

  • (you can) depend on/upon it idiom
  • accept/take sth on faith idiom
  • bank
  • bank on sb/sth
  • believe
  • believe in sb
  • count
  • distrust
  • faith
  • have faith! idiom
  • I wouldn't trust sb as far as I could throw them idiom
  • keep faith with sth/sb idiom
  • lean
  • put/place your faith in sth/sb idiom
  • reliance
  • rely on/upon sb/sth
  • repose
  • repose trust/confidence/hope in sb/sth idiom
  • turn
  • untrustworthy

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trust verb (HOPE)

C1 [ I ] formal to hope and expect that something is true:

[ + (that) ] I trust (that) you slept well?
The meeting went well, I trust.

Idiom(s)

I wouldn't trust sb as far as I could throw them
trust sb (to do sth)!

trustnoun

uk/trʌst/us/trʌst/

trust noun (BELIEF)

B2 [ U ] the belief that you can trust someone or something:

a relationship based on trust and understanding
We were obviously wrong to put our trust in her.
He's in a position of trust (= a position with responsibilities, especially to the public).
take sth on trust

to believe that something is true although you have no proof

More examples

  • Lack of trust is very destructive in a relationship.
  • Theirs was a partnership based on mutual respect, trust and understanding.
  • A good relationship is built on trust.
  • All her life she had a childlike trust in other people.
  • We place our trust in doctors, but even they are fallible.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Trusting and not trusting

  • (you can) depend on/upon it idiom
  • accept/take sth on faith idiom
  • bank
  • bank on sb/sth
  • believe
  • believe in sb
  • count
  • distrust
  • faith
  • have faith! idiom
  • I wouldn't trust sb as far as I could throw them idiom
  • keep faith with sth/sb idiom
  • lean
  • put/place your faith in sth/sb idiom
  • reliance
  • rely on/upon sb/sth
  • repose
  • repose trust/confidence/hope in sb/sth idiom
  • turn
  • untrustworthy

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trust noun (LEGAL ARRANGEMENT)

[ C ] a legal arrangement in which a person or organization controls property and/or money for another person or organization:

Under the terms of the trust he receives interest on the money, but he cannot get at the money itself.
The money that her father left her is being held/kept in trust (= being controlled) for her until she's 30.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Trusts & funds

  • annuity
  • blind trust
  • covenant
  • escrow
  • fiduciary
  • fund
  • funding
  • inheritance
  • kitty
  • mutual fund
  • pension fund
  • pension plan
  • slush fund
  • super
  • superannuation
  • support
  • the Consolidated Fund
  • trustee
  • trusteeship

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trust noun (ORGANIZATION)

[ C ] an organization that controls property and/or money for another person:

He works for a charitable trust.
Housing trusts help to provide houses for people who are not well off.

[ C ] US used in the name of some banks:

Morgan Guaranty Trust

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Organizations, Societies & clubs

  • Assn
  • Assoc
  • association
  • book club
  • brotherhood
  • commission
  • committee
  • empire
  • fan club
  • FC
  • feeder club
  • foundation
  • friendly society
  • housing association
  • insignia
  • monolith
  • secret society
  • select committee
  • society
  • the old guard

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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Trusts & funds
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