trust/trʌst/

n

1. U 信任；信赖

• I have no trust in him. 我不信任他。

• A good marriage is based on trust that the couple both have. 美满的婚姻是建立在互相信任的基础上的。

2. U (财产的)信托

• The money will be held in trust for her till she is twenty. 她的那笔钱将被托管到她20岁为止。

3. C，常用单 信托基金机构

• a charitable trust 慈善信托基金

4. C 美 托拉斯(企业间为减少竞争和操纵价格而成立的组合)

5. U 保管；照顾

• I decided to keep the squirrel in trust for him. 我决定替他照顾他的小松鼠。

• The little girl was placed in our trust. 那小女孩被托付给我们照看。

词组take sth. (sb.) on trust 盲目(或不加以思索地)相信某事(某人)

• I take his words on trust. 我无条件地相信他所说的话。