In the rural areas, family and tribal loyalties continue to be important.
在乡村地区,对家庭和部落的忠心依然很重要。
the agony of divided loyalties (=loyalty to two different or opposing people) for the children in a divorce
父母离婚过程中孩子两面都要依顺的痛苦
nCOLLOCATIONS – Meanings 1 & 2
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + loyalty
absolute/total/complete loyalty
He knew that he had Boyle's complete loyalty.
great/deep/strong loyalty
She was admired for her deep loyalty to her colleagues.
fierce/intense loyalty
She was touched by her friend's fierce loyalty.
unswerving loyalty (=loyalty that does not change)
He was rewarded for his unswerving loyalty.
blind/unthinking loyalty (=loyalty to a person or group without questioning whether they are right – used disapprovingly)
Sarah was criticized for her blind loyalty to her husband.
undivided loyalty (=loyalty that goes only to one person or group)
He has the undivided loyalty of Manchester United fans.
divided loyalties (=when you feel that you should be loyal to two people, groups etc)
She felt divided loyalties, having friends on both sides of the dispute.
customer/brand loyalty (=when someone shops in the same shops or buys the same goods regularly)
The company's marketing department is trying to build customer loyalty.
party/political loyalty
Most of the people seem to vote according to party loyalty.
personal loyalty (=loyalty to someone as a person, rather than to a company or organization)
He inspired personal loyalty among his employees.
family loyalty
Family loyalty prevented her from telling what she knew.
national loyalty
National loyalties can be a cause of conflict between countries.
tribal loyalty (=loyalty to your group, team etc, which is felt by a large number of people - often used disapprovingly)
Football fans tend to have a strange kind of tribal loyalty.
company loyalty
As people change jobs more often, company loyalty is less common.
verbs
feel loyalty towards somebody/something
Marco felt an intense loyalty to his native country.
inspire/command somebody's loyalty (=make someone feel loyal to you)
He inspires extraordinary loyalty among his staff.
show/prove your loyalty (=do something that shows you are loyal to someone)
He showed great loyalty to his wife during her long illness.
swear/pledge loyalty (=promise that you will be loyal)
The president's assistants swore their loyalty to him.
phrases
a sense of loyalty
She had a strong sense of loyalty to her family.
an oath of loyalty (=a promise to be loyal)
They swore an oath of loyalty to their king.
where your loyalties lie (=who or what you are going to be loyal to)
Do your loyalties lie with your friends or your family?
loyalty + NOUN
a loyalty scheme (=when a company or shop gives customers a reward for continuing to use them)
The supermarket operates a loyalty scheme.
Examples from the Corpus
loyalty• Most other Highlanders agreed, choosingloyalty to title rather than to individual.• The war has createddividedloyalties in many families, settingbrother against brother and father against son.• Since he is chosen by workers he is theoretically subject to extensiveloyaltyconflict.• He had my affection and my loyalty, and I thought I deserved his trust.• He acted out of loyalty to his friends.• Indeed, there are times when the lobbyist will act more out of loyalty to his network than to his client.• a family with a strong sense of loyalty• The embattled Chancellor had been hoping for a public show of loyalty from the PrimeMinister.• political loyalties• This, with his stupidloyalty and his awkward maleness, she found touching.• And one aspect of his character she ought to have guessed at was his totalloyalty to family.• Dalton showed unswervingloyalty to his employer throughout the trial.• I would like to thank you all for your loyalty.• Your loyaltylies first and foremost with your family.
local/regional/tribal/family etc loyalty/loyalties• Family influence must have secured some of these appointments, and family loyalties were not forgotten in the service of the church.• The issue would be obscured by family loyalties.• This is how theoreticians interested in the subject of intergenerationalfamily loyalty might explain it.• Childhoodmemorieshooked her to a team for life. Regional loyalties never die.• Bismarck must indeed have been impressed by this example of family loyalty.• The paper took account of the need for a local government structure that reflectslocal loyalties and identity.• I come from a people who, even now, seriously distrusteducated women, who valuefamily loyalty.• What is the process by which local loyalties and parochialorientations give way to widerconcerns?
From Longman Business Dictionary
loyaltyloy·al·ty /ˈlɔɪəlti/ noun [uncountableU]
MARKETINGthe fact of being loyal to a particular product
loyalty to
He has noticed a falloff in loyalty to particular brands of car.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + LOYALTY | LOYALTY + VERB | LOYALTY + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤absolute, complete, total, undivided, undying, unswerving, unwavering絕對的效忠;全心全意的效忠;始終不渝的忠心◇He showed unswerving loyalty to his friends.他表現出了對朋友始終不渝的忠心。➤long-term長期的忠心➤fierce, great, intense, strong, tremendous忠心耿耿➤unquestioning不帶一絲質疑的忠誠➤blind盲目的忠心;愚忠➤conflicting, divided, dual矛盾的/左右為難的/雙重的忠誠◇Disagreements with one's in-laws often create divided loyalties.與姻親的不合常常讓人左右為難。➤primary首要的忠誠◇His primary loyalty was to his family.他對家庭最為忠誠。➤family, personal, tribal對家庭的/對個人的/對部落的忠誠➤local, regional對地方的/對地區的忠心➤ethnic, religious對種族的/對宗教的忠誠➤party, political對政黨的/政治上的忠誠➤brand, consumer, customer品牌忠誠度;消費者的忠誠;顧客的忠誠VERB + LOYALTY➤command, earn, engender, inspire, win博得忠心◇He inspires great loyalty from all his employees.他贏得所有雇員的耿耿忠心。➤build, create建立忠誠◇attempts to build customer loyalty建立顧客忠誠的努力➤retain保持忠誠➤feel, have忠於▸➤demonstrate, display, express, prove, show表明忠心;顯示忠心➤declare, pledge, swear宣佈效忠;宣誓效忠◇They pledged their loyalty to the king.他們宣誓效忠國王。➤shift, switch, transfer (especially BrE) 轉移忠心◇Some party members found it hard to switch their loyalty to the new leader.有些黨員覺得難以轉而支持新任領導人。➤demand, expect要求/期待忠誠➤buy收買忠心◇It was a blatant attempt to buy their loyalty.這是公然收買他們忠心的企圖。➤reward回報忠心◇The company rewards customer loyalty by offering discounts.公司以打折的方式回饋顧客的忠誠。➤owe欠忠誠◇She owed no loyalty to him.她不用對他忠心。➤doubt, question懷疑/質疑忠誠➤test考驗忠心LOYALTY + VERB➤be, lie, remain忠誠是⋯;忠誠存在於⋯;忠心依舊◇His loyalties lay with people from the same background as himself.他效忠的是那些和他有相同背景的人。LOYALTY + NOUN➤oath效忠誓言➤test效忠考驗➤card (= that gives benefits to regular customers of a shop/store, etc.) (BrE) (商場的)會員積分卡➤points (BrE) 忠誠積分◇Customers earn loyalty points every time they shop in the store.顧客每次在店裏購物都會獲得忠誠積分。➤programme/program, scheme (BrE) 忠誠計劃➤bonus (BrE) 忠誠獎金PREPOSITION➤out of loyalty出於忠心◇She stayed on at the school out of loyalty to her students.她是出於對學生的忠心才繼續待在學校的。➤loyalty among⋯之間的忠心◇The town is the object of fierce loyalty among its inhabitants.居民對所居住的小鎮有着強烈的眷戀之心。➤loyalty for對⋯的忠誠◇Mass advertising creates brand loyalty for a product.大量的廣告可以建立起人們對產品的品牌忠誠度。➤loyalty from來自⋯的忠心◇The company expects loyalty from its employees.公司希望員工能忠心耿耿。➤loyalty to忠於⋯◇men whose loyalty is to their political careers忠於自己的政治生涯的男人們➤loyalty towards/toward對⋯的忠誠◇The team members felt tremendous loyalty towards / toward one another.隊員互相之間都非常忠誠。PHRASES➤a conflict of loyalties各種忠誠的衝突➤an oath of loyalty, a pledge of loyalty效忠誓言▸➤a sense of loyalty忠誠感