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honest
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adjective /ˈɒnɪst/
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    a person who is honest does not tell lies or cheat people, and obeys the law 诚实的；老实的；正派的

    Most young people are decent and honest. 大部分的年轻人都是正派而诚实的。

    an honest man 老实人

    honest about :

    I haven't been completely honest about my past experience. 关于我过去的经历我说的并不都是真话。

    honest with :

    Thank you for being so honest with me. 谢谢你对我这么开诚布公。

     Synonyms and related words
    Words used to describe honest and sincere people and behaviour: honest, sincere, fine...
    1. a.
      used about the things that someone says and does （用于描述某人所说所做的事情）

      I want you to give me an honest answer. 我希望你老实回答我。

      An honest appraisal of his ability can only help him. 对他能力的坦诚评价对他只会有好处。

      an honest mistake (=not intentional) 并非故意犯的错误 :

      I gave her the wrong amount of money, but it was an honest mistake. 我给她的钱数目不对，但我不是故意的。

       Synonyms and related words
      Words used to describe honest and sincere people and behaviour: honest, sincere, fine...
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    honest work is a job that you work fairly hard at （工作）认认真真的，实实在在的

    When is the last time Charlie did any honest work? 查利最后一次认真干活儿是在什么时候？

    an honest living :

    I'm just trying to earn an honest living (=earn money by working hard). 我只是想努力工作赚钱谋生而已。

     Synonyms and related words
    Words used to describe jobs and work: antisocial, articled, assistant...
Metaphor: honest
Being honest and moral is like being in a high position. Being dishonest and immoral is like being low down. 诚实、有道德如同位于高处（high）。 不诚实、不道德就如同位于低处(low down)。
  • She has very high/low standards. 她的标准很高/低。
  • The president took the moral high ground. 总统坚持高尚的道德立场。
  • They are upright, law-abiding people. 他们是正直守法的人。
  • They are fine, upstanding citizens. 他们是善良诚实的公民。
  • She had lofty ideals. 她有崇高的理想。
  • He was above such small-minded prejudice. 他不会有这种狭隘的偏见。
  • I never thought he'd stoop to that. 我从没想到他会堕落到那种地步。
  • It was a very low/underhand trick. 那是个极卑劣/阴险的伎俩。
  • He's just a mean and lowdown cheat. 他完全是个恶劣、卑鄙的骗子。
  • After her fall from grace, she lost everything. 自从堕落之后，她失去了一切。
Honesty and truth are like straight lines that go straight up or along. Dishonesty and lying are like twisted or sloping lines. 诚实与真理如同笔直往上或往前延伸的直线（straight lines）。不诚实与撒谎如同弯曲的(twisted)或斜的线条(sloping lines)。
  • She's completely straight: I'd trust her anywhere. 她是绝对诚实的：不管在哪儿，我都相信她。
  • He kept to the straight and narrow after his release from prison. 从监狱释放出来后，他始终规规矩矩的。
  • Are they on the level? Can we trust them? 他们诚实吗？我们能相信他们吗？
  • I need to level with you: I can't pretend that things are OK. 我必须对你直言相告：我装不出没事的样子。
  • It was a bad business, involving some crooked dealers. 这笔生意很糟，牵涉到一些刁滑的奸商。
  • It's not true: you're twisting the facts. 那不是真的：你是在歪曲事实。
  • The newspapers have put their own spin/slant on what has happened. 这些报纸对于所发生的事情的报道掺杂了他们自己的观点。
  • They were accused of bias in their reporting. 他们被指责报道中带有偏见。
  • We were presented with a very warped/distorted version of the truth. 我们被告知的是一个被严重歪曲了的说法。
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