| 单词 | belief |
| 释义 | beliefWord family noun belief disbelief believer adjective believable ≠ unbelievable disbelieving belieflessverb believe ≠ disbelieve adverb unbelievably be·lief /bəˈliːf/ ●●● S3 W2 noun 1 [singular, uncountableU]BELIEVE the feeling that something is definitely true or definitely exists 信心；信念 belief in a strong belief in God 笃信上帝 belief that her sincere belief that her brother was not the murderer 她真心相信哥哥不是凶手 in the belief that Thieves broke into the building in the mistaken belief that there was expensive computer equipment inside. 窃贼们闯入大楼，误以为里面有昂贵的电脑设备。 2 [singular]BELIEVE the feeling that something is good and can be trusted 信任，信赖 belief in If you’re selling, you have to have genuine belief in the product. 如果你在销售某个产品，就必须对所售产品真正有信心。 When you get something wrong, it can shake your belief in yourself. 如果有什么事情没做好，就会动摇你对自己的信心。 3 [countableC]BELIEVE an idea that you believe to be true, especially one that forms part of a system of ideas 信仰；信条；观点 religious beliefs 宗教信仰 Several members hold very right-wing beliefs. 有几个成员持有很“右”的观点。 4 beyond belief BELIEVEused to emphasize that something is so extreme that it is difficult to believe 令人难以置信 → it beggars belief at beggar2(1), → to the best of your belief at best3(4), → disbelief, unbelief What she did was stupid beyond belief. 她所做的事情傻得叫人难以相信。 Examples from the Corpus beyond belief• What Clemens did next was almost beyond belief.• They have been slashed and burned and damaged beyond belief.• The media are dull beyond belief because of the heavy censorship.• I think this is idolatry beyond belief.• These proposals are ridiculous beyond belief.• She was tired, tired beyond belief.• And the saluting was beyond belief.• Did I just frighten you beyond belief? COLLOCATIONS adjectives a firm/strong belief 坚定的信念 It is still my firm belief that we did the right thing. 我仍然坚信我们做的事是正确的。 a strongly-held/deeply-held belief (=that you believe very much) 深信不疑的观点 her strongly-held belief that things were much better in the past 她坚信过去比现在好很多 a common/popular/widespread belief (=that a lot of people believe) 普遍持有的观点 There is a common belief that educational standards are declining. 普遍的观点是教育水准在下降。 na widely-held belief (=that a lot of people believe) The article expressed the widely-held belief that unemployment leads to crime. a mistaken/false belief 错误的想法 the mistaken belief that cannabis is not an addictive drug 认为大麻不会致瘾的错误想法 a sincere belief (=based on what you really feel is true) 笃定的信念 nWe have a sincere belief in the power of art to enhance human life. a passionate belief 狂热的信念 verbsnhis passionate belief that technology is a tool to be used for the benefit of mankind have a belief 怀有某个信念 You must always have the belief that you can succeed. 你必须始终相信自己能够成功。 hold a belief 持有某个信念 He held this belief until the day he died. 他至死都坚守着这个信念。 nbe based on the belief that … phrasesOur policies must be based on the belief that the planet’s resources are finite. it is my belief that 我认为 It is my belief that most teachers are doing a good job. 我认为大部分教师都干得不错。 contrary to popular belief (=opposite to what most people think) 与普遍的想法相反 Contrary to popular belief, boys are not usually better at maths than girls. 与普遍看法相反的是，男孩子在数学方面并非通常都优于女孩子。 Examples from the Corpus belief• It is a central theme throughout the book, and she criticises frequently the Catholic beliefs and customs.• We need to learn to accept people who have different beliefs from ours.• She never lost her belief in God.• Unitarianism, a tolerant and loosely-defined system of belief, had attracted Coleridge since his Cambridge years.• Whoever the commentator is, the opinions expressed are often only beliefs based on sketchy information that is only indirectly relevant.• People with a strong spiritual or philosophical belief system are more likely to remain healthy.• They were put in prison because of their political beliefs.• Contrary to popular belief, cold weather does not make you ill.• But the crucial step is to take responsibility for that belief.• Their experiments were based on the belief that you could make gold from other metals.• This belief was obviously challenged by our presence, but he insisted that Tom and Terry had gone home. belief in• a belief in miracles• a belief in the value of hard work hold ... beliefs• All cultures hold such beliefs implicitly, and religions make them explicit.• Democracy holds out beliefs and references groups that are not compatible with great inequalities.• We constantly challenged and reviewed our own most devoutly held beliefs.• Whether or not we have firmly held beliefs about what happens after death, we can still be terribly afraid.• Groups of work-inhibited students may reinforce mutually held beliefs that school is a negative environment.• First of all, like most of us, she held beliefs based upon her parents' marriage.• Do you hold any specific beliefs about what might be called beauty? (1100-1200) Probably from Old English geleafa “belief”, from leafa “belief, faith”; influenced by believe |
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