(; ) [, ]an arrangement in which a group of people or an organization (the trustees) have legal control of money or property for another person or group of people (the beneficiary/beneficiaries); an amount of money or property that is controlled in this way 委托；信托；信托财产◆He set up a trust for his children. 他为子女安排好了信托财产。◆The money will be held in trust until she is 18. 在她年满 18 岁之前，这笔钱委托他人代管。◆Our fees depend on the value of the trust. 我们的收费取决於信托金额。◆a bank's trust department 银行信托部
() [] an organization or a group of people that invests money that is given or lent to it 信托机构◆Shareholders in a small number of trusts may lose virtually all of their capital. 少数几家信托机构的股东的本金可能会损失殆尽。◆The money to set up these trusts is to be provided by local industries. 建立信托机构的钱款将由当地产业界提供。◆a charitable trust 慈善信托机构➡investment company ⨁to create / establish / manage / set up a trust 创立／建立／管理／设立信托机构⨁a trust board / manager 信托机构委员会／经理
() [] () a group of companies that work together illegally to reduce competition 托拉斯◆antitrust laws 反托拉斯法
brains trust breach of trust business trust deed of trust discretionary trust investment trust living trust unit trust