faithful

adjective

/ˈfeɪθfl/

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staying with or supporting a particular person, organization or belief忠实的；忠诚的 synonym loyal
- a faithful servant/friend/dog忠诚的仆人／朋友／狗
- She was rewarded for her 40 years' faithful service with the company.她为公司忠诚服务了 40 年，因而获得奖赏。
- I have been a faithful reader of your newspaper for many years.我是贵报多年来的忠实读者。
- faithful to somebody/something He remained faithful to the ideals of the party.他对党的理想坚贞不移。
Extra Examples
- He has been a very faithful friend to me.他一直是我忠实的朋友。
- soldiers who stayed faithful to the king仍然效忠国王的士兵
- His faithful old dog sat by his feet.他那条忠实的老狗坐在他的脚边。
- a faithful worker/correspondent忠实的工人／通讯员
Topics Personal qualitiesc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- remain
- stay
- …
adverb
- extremely
- very
- absolutely
- …
preposition
- to
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the faithful
noun [plural] people who believe in a religion; strong supporters of a political party who will not change their views（宗教的）忠实信徒；（政党的）忠诚支持者
- The president will keep the support of the party faithful.总统将继续获得忠诚党员的拥护。
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Topics Religion and festivalsc2
(of a wife, husband or partner夫妻或性伴侣) faithful (to somebody) not having a sexual relationship with anyone else忠诚的；忠贞的
- He had remained entirely faithful to his wife.他对妻子一直绝对忠诚。
opposite unfaithful
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- remain
- stay
- …
adverb
- extremely
- very
- absolutely
- …
preposition
- to
See full entry
true and accurate; not changing anything如实的；丝毫不变的
- a faithful copy/account/description精确的副本；如实的叙述／描述
- faithful to something His translation manages to be faithful to the spirit of the original.他的译文做到了忠于原文的精神。
Extra Examples
- The film is quite faithful to the original novel.这部电影非常忠实于原著小说。
- a faithful account of the events leading up to the tragedy对导致悲剧的事件的忠实报道
- It was a faithful representation of his work.这是他作品的忠实再现。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
preposition
- to
See full entry
[only before noun] able to be trusted; that you can rely on可信任的；可信赖的
- my faithful old car我那可靠的老爷车