Honest
[ 'ɔnist ]
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adj. 诚实的;坦诚的;老实的;辛勤挣得的;
📝 例句
I like this honest wine.
我喜欢喝这种纯正的葡萄酒。
Besides, the son-of-a-bitch had guts and was honest.
再者，这个狗养折真有种，而且正直。
The young man has an honest face.
这个年轻人有一张真诚的脸。
All this is honest money.
这些钱都是正大光明地赚来的。
He is honest rather than clever.
与其说他聪明，不如说他老实。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ nest-巢,honest-诚实:巢中的小鸟很诚实
※ h-似“椅子”,one-一,st-拼音“石头”:椅子上的那一块石头非常诚实的
※ ho-拼音“后”,nest-窝:这个诚实的人承认是他不小心弄坏了后院的鸡窝
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
honest
adj
1
(a) (of a person) telling the truth; not cheating or stealing （指人）诚实的, 老实的
an honest witness, businessman 可靠的证人、 商人.
(b) (of a statement) frank, sincere and direct （指陈述）坦白的, 真诚的, 直率的
give an honest opinion 提出坦诚的意见
Do you like my dress? Please be honest! 你喜欢我的连衣裙吗? 请说真话!
(c) showing or resulting from an honest mind 显示心地诚实的; 由诚意产生的:an honest face 一副诚实的面孔
He looks honest enough,but can we trust him? 他看起来倒挺诚实, 但我们能信得过他吗?
She's never done an honest day's work (ie worked hard and conscientiously) in her life. 她一辈子从来没有实实在在地（努力而认真地）干过一天活儿.
2 (of wages, etc) fairly earned （指工资等）以正当手段挣得的
make an honest living 靠正当的收入生活.
3 (of actions, etc) sincere but undistinguished （指行为等）踏实而平平的.
4 (idm 习语) earn/turn an honest `penny earn money by working hard and fairly 以正当的手段凭努力工作挣钱. honest to `God/`goodness (infml 口) truthfully 实在地
Honest to goodness, I didn't do it. 老天爷可以作证, 我没有做过这件事. make an honest `woman of sb (dated joc 旧, 谑) marry sb after having had a sexual relationship with her 与某女人发生性关系後娶其为妻. to be (quite) `honest (about it/with you) (catchphrase 警语) (used to emphasize that one is speaking frankly 用以强调所言出自真心)
To be honest, I don't think we have a chance of winning. 说实话, 我认为我们没有获胜的可能. honest, adv (infml 口) truthfully 实在地
It wasn't me, honest! 说实话, 那不是我!
🔁 扩展释义
*['ɒnist]a. 诚实的, 坦直的, 可靠的相关词组: be quite honest about it
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A week? As long as that?
一星期？要那么长时间？
What should I do? Maybe I should have told that workmate I knew what he was doing.
我该怎么办？也许我早该对那个工人说我知道他的行为。
One moment we were walking along the top of a hill and now we could see no more than about thirty metres ahead of us.
一时间我们还在山顶上行走，而现在30公尺开外的地方我们都看不清了。