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true-blue

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˌtrue-ˈblue adjective  1 British English informalPPG believing completely in the ideas of the British Conservative Party 忠于保守党思想的 a true-blue Tory 忠诚的保守党党员2 American EnglishFAITHFUL completely loyal to a person or idea 非常忠诚的,忠心耿耿的 a true-blue friend 忠心耿耿的朋友
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true-blueHowever, his opponents are convinced that even in true-blue East Hampshire Tory popularity is on the wane.The predicted backlash from true-blue supporters has never materialised.
ˌtrue-ˈblue adjectiveChineseSyllable
British in completely Conservative the believing the ideas Corpus of


true-blue
ˌtrue-ˈblue adjective
1. British English informal believing completely in the ideas of the British Conservative Party:
    a true-blue Tory
2. American English completely loyal to a person or idea:
    a true-blue friend


true-blueBrE /ˌtruː ˈbluː/ 🔊NAmE /ˌtruː ˈbluː/ 🔊 adjective(BrE) strongly supporting the British Conservative Party (英国)坚决支持保守党的,忠于保守党的true-blue Tory voters忠于保守党的投票人(especially NAmE) being a loyal supporter of a particular person, group, principle, etc.; being a typical example of sth (对人、团体、原则等)忠贞不渝的,坚定不移的;典型的;有代表性的a true-blue Californian典型的加利福尼亚人