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单词 reliable
释义
reliable
adjective
uk
/rɪˈlaɪ.ə.bəl/us
/rɪˈlaɪ.ə.bəl/
B1
Someone or something that is reliable can betrustedorbelievedbecause he, she, or itworksorbehaveswell in the way youexpect:
可信赖的；可靠的；真实可信的
Isyourwatchreliable?你的表准吗？
reliableinformation可靠信息
Gideon is very reliable - if he says he'll do something, he'll do it.吉迪恩为人很可靠——他说到做到。
Opposite
unreliable
More examples
  • What is the most reliablemethodofcontraception?
  • Agreatdealofefforthas gone into making thesoftwarereliable.
  • Pricealoneis not a reliableindicatorofquality.
  • We have reliableinformationthat astrikeisplannednextmonth.
  • Thissurveyisconsideredto be a reliablebarometerofpublicopinion.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Loyal, faithful & dependable
  • a safe pair of handsidiom
  • allegiance
  • audaciously
  • beas good asyourwordidiom
  • be here forsomeoneidiom
  • be there forsomeoneidiom
  • committed
  • constant
  • faithfully
  • faithfulness
  • fealty
  • fidelity
  • fiduciary
  • here
  • reliably
  • self
  • stalwart
  • stalwartly
  • stand bysomeone
  • unto thine own self be trueidiom
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Related words

reliability
reliably
(Definition ofreliablefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

reliable| American Dictionary

reliable
adjective
us
/rɪˈlɑɪ·ə·bəl/
deservingtrust;dependable:
Mycarisoldbut it’s reliable.

reliability

noun[U]us
/rɪˌlɑɪ·əˈbɪl·ɪ·t̬i/
The reliability of thissmokedetectorisguaranteed.

reliably

adverbus
/rɪˈlɑɪ·ə·bli/
Hiswhereaboutswereunknown, but he was reliablyreportedto bealive.
(Definition ofreliablefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

reliable| Business English

reliable
adjective
uk
/rɪˈlaɪəbl/us
reliableinformationordataisaccurateorableto betrusted:
Broker-dealers must usetheirjudgmentinassessingwhether the issuerinformationis from a reliablesource.
reliable information/data/evidenceCurrently,investorsdo not always haveaccessto reliableinformationwhen they need it.
reliable figures/estimates/indicatorsThe Consumer Price Index is areasonablyreliableindicatorofinflation.
more/less reliableResearchresultsare more reliable when they areindependentof thepersonwho hasconductedthestudy.
amachine,pieceofequipment, orsystemthat is reliable alwaysworkswell withoutbreakingdown:
Consumerdemandforfuel-efficient, reliablevehiclesis on theincrease.
People are oftenwillingtopayapremiumfor afamiliar,reliableservice.
While thesedisksfunctionwell asbackupstorage, they aren'treliable enoughforlong-termarchiving.
more/less/the least, etc. reliableThe harddiskon whichdataisstoredisprobablythe least reliablecomponentin a PC.
a reliablepersonis someone that you cantrusttoworkhard and do what they say they will do:
Employerswantreliableworkers.
She's usually very reliable.

reliably

adverb/rɪˈlaɪəbli/
At thisstage,long-termcostscannot be reliablyestimated.
(Definition ofreliablefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofreliable

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It is equally true, however, that the party's narrow class base rendered it an increasingly less thanreliablechampion of democratic rights.
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This provides smooth andreliableglobal motion paths which avoid local obstacles from the current position to the goal destination.
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The unambiguous identification and interpretation of these phenomena requires bothreliableexperimental data and application of advanced theoretical models.
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In designing tasks, researchers need to worry about establishingreliableand valid measures.
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Yet, over one-quarter of the women who visited family planning clinics selected the rhythm or other lessreliablemethods.
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A much simpler and morereliablesolution than the unfortunate 'bleating lamb' effect that comes from attempting single-note trills on the vowels!
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It centred around which material was morereliable: a mercury column or a wire of solid alloy.
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Trustworthiness of the engineers was also paramount in attempts to establish railway locomotives as a safe,reliable, and cheap form of transportation.
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The four subtypes we identified werereliableand presented coherent patterns of oral language skill development.
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There were noreliabledifferences in this regard between the onset plus duration and onset only conditions.
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The implication was that large cell assemblies are required to deliverreliablesensory signals.
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These basic facts emerge both in the figures for the 1920s and 1930s and in the somewhat morereliabledata for 1952.
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The total consumption was then compared with import figures from the trade statistics to see whether the data wasreliable.
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But it was unscholarly, in the sense that doubtful and questionable matter was accepted in an uncritical spirit and interspersed among documents ofreliableauthenticity.
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In the absence ofreliabletelephones, every step in the interview process requires physical contact with the respondent, to book, reschedule, and keep appointments.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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