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remain faithful to something

to continue to support or follow something

对…忠诚

  • He remained faithful to the regime when so many others spoke out against it.

  • Despite persecution, she remained faithful to her beliefs.


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by / from all accounts

as said by most people

根据各方面所说;据说;大家都说

  • By all accounts, San Francisco is a city that's easy to fall in love with.

  • His books, from all accounts, are extremely entertaining.

  • By all accounts, the results of this election will be very close.

  • She was, by all accounts, a gifted and popular teacher.

  • From all accounts, their relationship was a happy one.


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by your own account

If something is true by your own account, what you say is true although you have not proved it.

据…自己所说

By his own account, he's quite wealthy.

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on account of something

because of something

由于,因为

  • He doesn't drink alcohol on account of his poor health.

  • Organizers were forced to cancel the event on account of the extremely hot weather.


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be of no / little account

to not be important

不重要;无足轻重

  • It's of no account to me whether he comes or not.

  • His opinion is of little account to me.


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