faithful
['feɪθ.fəl] adjective
LOYAL 忠诚的
ADVANCED
■loyal 忠诚的；忠实的•a faithful friend忠诚的朋友 •They are faithful supporters of the Labour Party.他们是工党的忠实拥护者。 •His faithful old dog accompanied him everywhere he went.无论去哪里，他那只忠诚的老狗总是陪伴左右。 ADVANCED
■If your husband, wife or partner is faithful, they do not have a sexual relationship with anyone else （配偶或性伴侣）忠诚的，忠贞的•Was your wife faithful during your marriage?你的妻子婚后忠诚吗？ •He was faithful to his wife throughout their 30-year marriage.在30年的婚姻生活中，他一直忠于妻子。 faithful to sth
■continuing to support or follow something 对…忠诚•He remained faithful to the president's regime when so many others spoke out against it.在很多人都公开反对这个总统执政时，他仍效忠于他。 •Despite persecution, she remained faithful to her beliefs.尽管受到迫害，她仍忠于她的信仰。
['feɪθ.fəl] adjective
ACCURATE 准确的
■true or not changing any of the details, facts, style, etc. of the original 如实的，丝毫不作改动的•She gave a faithful account of what had happened on that night.她如实讲述了那晚发生的事情。 •I have tried to keep my translation as faithful as possible to the original book.我尽力使我的翻译忠实于原著。
['feɪθ.fəl] adjective
RELIGIOUS 宗教
■following a particular religion 虔诚的•faithful Christians虔诚的基督徒 •faithful followers of Buddhism佛教的忠实信徒
['feɪθ.fəl] noun
SUPPORTER 支持者
countable
■someone who continues to support someone or something 忠实支持者•He gave a rousing speech to a room full of party faithfuls.他向满屋子的该政党拥护者发表了激动人心的讲话。
['feɪθ.fəl] noun
RELIGIOUS PEOPLE 信徒
['feɪθ.fəl] plural noun
the faithful
■people who are always loyal to a particular group or organization, especially a political party 忠实信徒；（尤指政党的）忠诚支持者•They asked for donations from the party faithful.他们要求忠诚的党员捐款。 ■the people who believe in a particular religion 虔诚信众，忠实信徒•We heard bells calling the faithful to prayer.我们听到召集信徒去祈祷的钟声。 |