faithful /ˈfeɪθfʊl/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  ADJ Someone who is faithful to a person, organization, idea, or activity remains firm in their belief in them or support for them. 忠实的

  例：

  She had been faithful to her promise to guard this secret.

  她一直信守诺言保守着这个秘密。

• 2. 

  N-PLURAL The faithful are people who are faithful to someone or something. 忠实的人

  例：

  He spends his time making speeches at factories or gatherings of the Party faithful.

  他花时间在工厂或者在该党忠实拥护者的集会上发表演讲。

• 3. 

  faithfully ADV 忠实地 [ADV with v]

  例：

  He has since 1965 faithfully followed and supported every twist and turn of government policy.

  他从1965年起忠实地追随并支持政府政策的每一次重大转变。

• 4. 

  ADJ Someone who is faithful to their husband, wife, or lover does not have a sexual relationship with anyone else. 忠贞的

  例：

  I'm very faithful when I love someone.

  当我爱一个人时我是非常忠贞的。

• 5. 

  ADJ A faithful account, translation, or copy of something represents or reproduces the original accurately. 忠实于原文的

  例：

  Colin Welland's screenplay is faithful to the novel.

  科林·韦兰的电影剧本是忠实于小说原文的。

• 6. 

  faithfully ADV 忠实于原文地 [ADV with v]

  例：

  When I adapt something I translate from one meaning to another as faithfully as I can.

  我在改编的时候，我用尽量忠实于原文的方式把一种含义翻译为另一种。