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be.lieve (obj)bI5li:vvto think that something is true, correct or real相信Strangely, no one believed us when we told them we'd been visited by a creature from Mars. [T]奇怪的是，当我们告诉他们一个火星人来过时，居然没人相信。He believes that all children are born with equal intelligence. [+ that clause]他相信孩子们出生时的智商是一样的。She's arriving tomorrow, I believe. [+ clause]我相信她明天会到的。"Is she coming alone?" "We believe not/so (= We think she is not/is)." [+ not/so]“她一个人来吗?”“我想不是的/是的。”You wouldn't believe who Ed's going to marry. [+ wh- word]你绝想不到埃德要娶谁。I believe her to be the finest violinist in the world. [T + obj + to infinitive]我相信她是世界上最好的小提琴家。The robbers are believed to have escaped via Heathrow Airport. [T + obj + to infinitive]据说强盗从希思罗机场逃脱的。All the crew are missing, believed dead. [T + obj + adj]机组人员全部失踪，相信都已遇难。To believe in something is to be certain that it exists.确信，信奉Do you believe in reincarnation? [I always + prep]你相信人死还能转生吗?To believe in someone/something is to have confidence in that person or thing.对…有信心I believe in the fundamental goodness of human nature. [I always + prep]我相信人之初，性本善。So he told you she was just a friend, did he? I don't believe a word (= any) of it!那么他告诉你她不过是个普通朋友而已，是吗?我根本不会相信。He's upstairs doing his homework, believe it or not/would you believe it? (= it is true, although it seems unlikely).他正在楼上做功课，信不信由你。She could hardly/couldn't believe her eyes/ears when she saw/heard (= was so surprised that she thought she imagined) what happened on the bus.当她看到／听说汽车上发生的事时，她简直不敢相信自己的眼睛／耳朵。I couldn't believe my luck (= was very surprised and very pleased) when I heard that I'd inherited my uncle's fortune.当我听说我继承了叔叔的遗产时，我简直不敢相信自己有如此好运。To make believe something is to pretend it.假装Let's make believe we are pirates and search for treasures.让我们扮作海盗去寻宝藏。 [MAKE-BELIEVE]If you say you will believe something when you see it you mean it seems so unlikely that you will not think it is true until you see proof of it.直到亲眼看见才会相信I'll believe someone on a motorcycle can jump over seventeen cars when I see it.除非亲眼看见，否则我不信有人能骑摩托车飞越17辆汽车。"Believe it or not" (title of a newspaper column by R.L. Ripley（1893--1949）“信不信由你”（由R.L.里普利执笔的一报纸专栏名)
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