TRUST#the feeling that you cannot trust someone, especially because you think they may treat you unfairly or dishonestly 不信任SYN suspicion, distrust
mistrust of
He had a deep mistrust of the legal profession.
他对法律界很不信任。
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mistrust• National won because so many anti-neoliberal New Zealanders votedAlliance out of an abidingmistrust of Labour.• It is perhaps inevitable that professionals view advocates with a touch of apprehension and mistrust.• Concern that others will discover the secrets in the dark rooms of our mind fills us with trepidation and mistrust.• This is likely to enhance further any mistrust that exists between the two groups.• Under the weight of Ranieri and his traders, investormistrusteroded.• A climate of mistrustarises that, once in place, makes it more likely that the issues become undiscussable.• Many businesspeople feel a subtle but ever-present mistrust of their readers.• Their mistrust makes the prospects of overcoming the impasse all the more difficult.
mistrust of• She showed a great mistrust of doctors.
mistrust2 verb [transitiveT]
TRUST#to not trust someone, especially because you think they may treat you unfairly or dishonestly 不信任,不相信SYN distrust
As a very small child she had learned to mistrust adults.
她很小的时候就学会了不相信大人。
—mistrustfuladjectiveadj
Some people are very mistrustful of computerised banking.
有些人非常信不过计算机化的银行业务。
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mistrust• I mistrust a twister like Herbert Samuel.• The motelclerkmistrusted Beattie because he didn't have any ID.• He didn't mistrust her exactly, there was just something he couldn't get to the bottom of.• Unfortunately, we are taught to mistrust our impulses.• Historians are surely right to mistrust over-enthusiastic explorers like Oswald Spengler or Arnold Toynbee.• Most worrying for his supporters is that Morales remains an underdog in a state that mistrusts them.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + MISTRUST | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤deep, profound深深的不信任▸➤growing越來越不信任▸➤general, widespread (especially BrE) 普遍的不信任▸➤mutual相互猜疑◇They will never overcome their mutual distrust.他們永遠也不會克服相互間的猜疑。VERB + MISTRUST➤create, foster, fuel造成不信任;使更加猜疑▸➤overcome克服不信任PREPOSITION➤mistrust between⋯之間的不信任◇There is suspicion and mistrust between immigrants and the police.移民和警方間彼此懷疑,互不信任。➤mistrust in對⋯的不信任◇The incident has increased workers' mistrust in the management.這起事件使得工人對資方愈加不信任。➤mistrust of對⋯的不信任◇His experience left him with a mistrust of banks.他的經歷使他對銀行不再信任。➤mistrust towards/toward對⋯的不信任PHRASES➤an atmosphere of mistrust, a climate of mistrust, a sense of mistrust不信任的氣氛/氛圍/感覺◇Corruption creates a climate of mistrust towards / toward authority.腐敗造成了一種對當局不信任的氛圍。