The phrase came to mean: "whole heartedly enthusiastic, and loyal, eager, and zealous."

She sees her elder sister as a mentor1, a loyal friend and a shoulder to cry on.

她把姐姐看作人生导师，忠实的朋友和在困难时可依赖的对象。

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The tearjerker about a loyal dog is based on a true story.

（这部关于一只忠犬的煽情片是根据真实故事改编而成的。）

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He's a fiercely loyal friend.

作为朋友他绝对义气。

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Everyone must die; let me but leave a loyal heart shining in the pages of history.

人生自古谁无死，留取丹心照汗青。（文天祥《过零丁洋》）

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It is hard to be both loyal and filial at once.

忠孝不能两全。

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The captured soldiers and commanders died, loyal to the last.

被俘将士以死尽节。

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It is difficult to be a loyal subject and a filial son at the same time.

忠孝难以两全。

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Some of our most loyal members now have fallen off.

我们以前的一些最忠实的会员都背弃了我们。

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Her whole family were loyal supporters of the Lakers.

她全家人都是湖人队的忠实球迷。

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He remains loyal to the government despite criticism against it.

尽管政府受到指责，他依然效忠于它。

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They had remained loyal to the president

他们始终对总统忠心耿耿。

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Most of the high honours usually go to long-serving MPs loyal to the government

大多数的高级荣誉通常都会授予忠于政府的资深议员。

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He'd always been such a loyal friend to us all.

他一直是我们大家忠实的朋友。

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She has always remained loyal to her political principles.

她总是信守自己的政治原则。

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I thanked them for their long and loyal service

我感谢他们长期以来忠诚的效力。

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Her purpose was to scrutinize his features to see if he was an honest man

她的目的是通过仔细观察他的相貌以判断他是否诚实。

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Thank you for being so honest with me.

感谢你对我这么坦诚。

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Give me your honest opinion.

告诉我你的真实意见。

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I didn't mean it, honest!

我不是有意的，真的！

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He hasn't done an honest day's work in his life.

他一辈子从未努力认真干过一天活儿。

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