faithful
adj
noun
ˈfeɪθfəl
adj
1
remaining
loyal
to
a
particular
person,
belief,
political
party
etc
and
continuing
to
support
them
〔对某人、信念、政党等〕忠诚的，忠实的
usually before noun 一般用于名词前
a
faithful
friend
忠诚的朋友
years
of
faithful
service
to
the
company
为公司多年忠诚的服务
our
faithful
family
dog,
Bogey
我家的忠狗博热
a
faithful
member
of
the
church
教会的忠实信徒
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He
remained
faithful
to
his
principles
to
the
last.
他至死忠于自己的原则。
2
representing
an
event
or
an
image
in
a
way
that
is
exactly
true
or
that
looks
exactly
the
same
如实的，准确可靠的; 忠于原事 （物 ）的
usually before noun 一般用于名词前
a
faithful
account
of
what
had
happened
对所发生之事的如实报道
a
faithful
reproduction
of
the
original
picture
忠于原画的复制品
3
if
you
are
faithful
to
your
wife,
boyfriend
etc,
you
do
not
have
a
sexual
relationship
with
anyone
else
〔爱情上〕忠贞的
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Do
you
think
Bob’s
always
been
faithful
to
you?
你认为鲍勃一直对你忠诚吗？
4
able
to
be
trusted
or
depended
on
可信任的，可信赖的
only before noun 仅用于名词前
my
faithful
old
Toyota
我那可靠的老丰田车
noun
5
the faithful
a.
the
people
who
are
very
loyal
to
a
leader,
political
party
etc
and
continue
to
support
them
b.
the
people
who
believe
in
a
religion
〔宗教〕教徒，信众
plural 复数
Hess
still
has
the
support
of
the
party
faithful
.
赫斯仍有忠实党员的支持。
church
bells
calling
the
faithful
to
evening
prayer
召唤信徒晚祷的教堂钟声
6
a
loyal
follower,
supporter,
or
member
忠实的追随者 （支持者，成员）
C
A
handful
of
old
faithfuls
came
to
the
meeting.
一些多年的忠实追随者来参会了。