LOYAL/NOT LOYAL1 loyal2 loyal behaviour3 not loyal4 disloyal behaviourRELATED WORDSfaithful to someone you have a sexual relationship with 忠于自己的异性伴侣的SEXnot faithful to someone you have a sexual relationship with 不忠于自己的异性伴侣的SEXsee alsoTRUST/NOT TRUSTBETRAY1 loyal 忠诚的loyal /ˈlɔɪəl/ [adjective]someone who isloyal can be trusted to always give help or support to their friends, their country, their political party etc 忠诚的，忠贞的，忠实的 Many of the party's loyal supporters have begun to question his leadership. 该党的许多忠实支持者开始怀疑他的领导能力。 She has been a good and loyal friend to me. 她是我忠实的好朋友。loyal to The army remained loyal to the president. 军队仍然效忠于总统。faithful /ˈfeɪθfəl/ [adjective]someone who isfaithful continues to support or serve someone for a long time 忠实的，忠心的 The band still has a large number of faithful followers. 这个乐队仍然拥有一大批忠实的歌迷。 The majority of Mark's supporters remained faithful throughout the crisis. 在这次危机中马克的大多数支持者依然忠心耿耿。 His faithful dog Hachiko waited for him. 他那条忠实的狗八公在等着他。faithful to Many older people still remain faithful to the party. 许多年纪较大的人仍对该党忠心耿耿。devoted /dɪˈvəʊtɪd, dɪˈvəʊtəd/ [adjective]devoted follower/friend/husband etca follower, friend etc who is very loyal to a person because they care deeply about them or because they enjoy or support what they do 非常忠实的追随者/朋友/丈夫等 He described Mr Edwards as ‘a good man and a devoted husband.’ 他称爱德华兹先生是“一个好人，一个忠实的丈夫”。 Thousands of devoted fans waited in the rain for the group to arrive. 成千上万的忠实歌迷在雨中迎候这支乐队到来。staunch /stɔːntʃǁstɔːntʃ, stɑːntʃ/ [adjective usually before noun]staunch supporter/ally/friend etcsomeone who continues to be a strong supporter or a good friend in spite of problems or difficulties 忠实坚定的支持者/盟友/朋友等 The US has been a staunch ally of ours for many years now. 美国已是我们多年的可靠盟友。 He has been a staunch supporter of the Liberal Party for over thirty years. 三十多年来，他一直是自由党的坚定支持者。stand by/stick by /ˈstænd baɪ, ˈstɪk baɪ/ [transitive phrasal verb]to give support to a friend or country that is in difficulty 支持〔困难中的朋友或国家〕 I was lucky that my family all stuck by me when I was in prison. 我在入狱期间幸有家人支持着我。 She said she would stand by him whatever happened. 她说无论发生何事，她都会支持他。 They were supposed to be our allies but they didn't stand by us when war broke out. 他们本应是我们的盟友，但是战争爆发的时候却没有支持我们。be true to /biː ˈtruː tuː/ [verb phrase]to be loyal to someone, especially a close friend or someone you love - used especially in stories 忠实于〔好友或你所爱的人，尤用于故事中〕 You've been true to me all these years. How can I reward you? 这些年来你对我忠心耿耿，我如何报答你呢？ They would remain true to their old friend no matter what happened. 不管发生什么事，他们都会对老朋友忠心不二。2 loyal behaviour 忠诚的行为loyalty /ˈlɔɪəlti/ [countable/uncountable noun]loyal behaviour 忠诚，忠实 I would like to thank you all for your loyalty. 我要感谢大家对我的忠心支持。loyalty to He acted out of loyalty to his friends. 他这么做是出于对朋友的忠心。your loyalty lies with somebodyyou should show loyalty to them 对某人忠诚 Your loyalty lies first and foremost with your family. 你首先应该对家人忠心。unswerving loyaltyunchanging loyalty 坚定不移的忠诚 Dalton showed unswerving loyalty to his employer throughout the trial. 在审判过程中，多尔顿对老板表现出坚定不移的忠心。divided loyaltiesfeelings of loyalty to two different groups 对立的忠诚 The war has created divided loyalties in many families, setting brother against brother and father against son. 战争使许多家庭立场分化，兄弟反目，父子成仇。devotion /dɪˈvəʊʃən/ [uncountable noun]loyalty to someone you have strong feelings of admiration, respect etc for 忠心；热爱devotion to Her life was one of hard work and devotion to her family. 她一生辛劳，全心为家。unfailing/unswerving devotionunchanging devotion 不变的忠诚 She cared for her stepmother with unfailing devotion throughout her long illness. 继母长期患病，她全心全意地照料她。allegiance /əˈliːdʒəns/ [uncountable noun]formalloyalty to a leader, organization, or country, especially when someone says publicly that they will be loyal 【正式】〔对领导、组织、国家等的〕拥护，忠诚，效忠〔尤指公开表示忠诚〕 Their allegiance is still to the Queen. 他们仍然效忠女王。proclaim/pledge your allegiance to Opposition leaders have proclaimed their allegiance to the new government. 反对党领袖已宣布效忠新政府。solidarity /ˌsɒlɪˈdærəti, ˌsɒləˈdærətiǁˌsɑː-/ [uncountable noun]loyalty between different social or political groups or between all the people in a group, because they all have a shared purpose and need to work together to succeed 团结，一致show/express solidarity Women all over the world have been demonstrating to show their solidarity. 世界各地的妇女都出来游行示威以示团结。solidarity among Solidarity among black people in South Africa is essential if progress is to be made. 若要取得进步，南非的黑人必须团结一致。solidarity with Other health professionals were quick to express their solidarity with nurses. 其他医疗专业人员立即表示与护士团结一致。3 not loyal 不忠诚的disloyal /dɪsˈlɔɪəl/ [adjective]not loyal to your friends, your country, or the group you belong to 〔对朋友、国家等〕不忠的，不忠诚的 Government MPs who voted against the bill were accused of being disloyal. 对议案投反对票的议员被指责对政府不忠诚。 She felt disloyal and ashamed of herself. 她觉得自己有异心，感到羞耻。disloyal to He didn't want to be disloyal to his employer. 他不想对老板不忠诚。treacherous /ˈtretʃərəs/ [adjective]someone who istreacherous is extremely disloyal and cannot be trusted because they secretly intend to harm other people in order to get advantages for themselves 背叛的，不忠的 He knew he had been betrayed by a scheming and treacherous woman. 他知道自己被一个工于心计、轻诺寡信的女人背叛了。4 disloyal behaviour 不忠的行为disloyalty /dɪsˈlɔɪəlti/ [uncountable noun]when someone behaves in a way that is not loyal to their friends, country, or the group they belong to 不忠诚，不忠实 Other party members accused Simpson of disloyalty. 其他党员指责辛普森对党不忠。disloyalty to I knew they all hated me for my disloyalty to the family. 我知道我背叛了家庭，他们都恨我。