[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]可靠的;可信赖的 People or things that are reliable can be trusted to work well or to behave in the way that you want them to.
She was efficient and reliable...
她办事很有效率,也很可靠。
Japanese cars are so reliable.
日本产的汽车质量非常可靠。
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It's been working reliably for years.
它多年来运转一直很稳定。
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He's not at all worried about his car's reliability.
对于自己那台车性能的稳定性他根本不担心。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](信息)可靠的,可信的,确凿的 Information that is reliable or that is from a reliable source is very likely to be correct.
There is no reliable information about civilian casualties...
关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
It's very difficult to give a reliable estimate...
要给出可靠的估计非常困难。
We have reliable sources.
我们有可靠的消息来源。
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Sonia, we are reliably informed, loves her family very much.
我们从可靠的消息来源获知索尼娅非常爱自己的家人。
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Both questioned the reliability of recent opinion polls.
双方都质疑最近民意测验的可信度。
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re·li·ableAWL/rɪˈlaɪəbl; NAmErɪˈlaɪəbl/adjective1that can be trusted to do sth well; that you can rely on 可信赖的;可依靠的SYN
dependable
◆We are looking for someone who is reliable and hard-working.我们在物色可靠而又勤奋的人。◆a reliable friend可信赖的朋友◆My car's not as reliable as it used to be.我的车不像过去那样靠得住了。2that is likely to be correct or true 真实可信的;可靠的◆Our information comes from a reliable source.我们的消息来源可靠。◆a reliable witness可信的目击证人OPP
unreliable
▶re·li·abil·ityAWL/rɪˌlaɪəˈbɪləti; NAmErɪˌlaɪəˈbɪləti/noun[uncountable ]◆The incident cast doubt on her motives and reliability.这件事使人怀疑她有何动机,以及她是否可靠。◆The reliability of these results has been questioned.这些结果的可信程度已受到质疑。re·li·ablyAWL/rɪˈlaɪəbli; NAmErɪˈlaɪəbli/adverb◆I am reliably informed(= told by sb who knows the facts)that the company is being sold. 有可靠知情人告诉我公司要被卖掉。re·li·able/rɪˈlaɪəbl; NAmErɪˈlaɪəbl/re·li·abil·ity/rɪˌlaɪəˈbɪləti; NAmErɪˌlaɪəˈbɪləti/re·li·ably/rɪˈlaɪəbli; NAmErɪˈlaɪəbli/
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reliablere‧li‧a‧ble /rɪˈlaɪəbəl/ ●●○AWL adjective
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someone or something that is reliable can be trusted or depended onSYN dependable → rely: a birth control method that is cheap and reliable Miller was a quiet and reliable man.—reliably adverb—reliability /rɪˌlaɪəˈbɪləti/ noun [uncountable]
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