Word · Frequency #11594
distrusts
/disˈtrʌst/
noun
不信任;怀疑
distrusts is the plural of distrust.
Lack of trust or confidence.
- 1.
Lack of trust or confidence.
缺乏信任或信心
缺乏信任或信心;不信任
In use
Her distrust of strangers made it difficult for her to make new friends.
The deep distrust between the two countries prevented any meaningful negotiation.
He looked at the offer with distrust, suspecting a hidden trick.
Connections
Collocations
- deep distrust
- 深深的不信任;强烈不信任
- Years of broken promises have created a deep distrust of the media.多年的背信弃义使人们对媒体产生了深深的不信任。
- mutual distrust
- 相互不信任
- The two countries have a long history of mutual distrust.两国之间长期以来互不信任。
- public distrust
- 公众的不信任
- The data breach fueled public distrust in the company.数据泄露加剧了公众对该公司的怀疑。
- growing distrust
- 日益增长的不信任
- There is growing distrust of government institutions.人们越来越不信任政府机构。
- breed distrust
- 滋生不信任
- Constant secrecy breeds distrust among employees.长期保密会在员工中滋生不信任。
- with distrust
Learner notes
Memory Tip
拆开记忆:dis-(否定前缀)+ trust(信任)= 不信任。记住不信任时就像把信任“丢”(dis)掉了。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:政治讨论、商业谈判、人际交往 该词作名词时表示“不信任”,多用于正式或一般书面表达,在政治、商业、人际等话题中比较常见;日常口语中也可使用,属于中性偏正式的说法。
Grammar Note
不可数名词,常与介词of搭配使用
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with the stressed syllable of distrust, sharing /ʌst/ as the final sound (for must, use its strong form /mʌst/). Be careful: discuss /dɪˈskʌs/, distress /dɪˈstres/, and district /ˈdɪstrɪkt/ look similar but do not rhyme with distrust.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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