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单词 believe
释义
believe ★★★
VERB  
/bɪˈliːv/
1  T  to think that a fact is true 相信

Astronomers knew the Earth was round, but few people believed it. 天文学家知道地球是圆的,但是很少有人相信这一点。

+(that) I don’ t believe that she’ s ever been to Hong Kong. 我不相信她曾经去过香港。

be widely/generally believed (=be believed by a lot of people) It is widely believed that the virus originally came from monkeys. 普遍认为

find it hard/difficult to believe She found it hard to believe that he was a real businessman. 她觉得很难相信他是个真正的商人。

I would never have believed I would never have believed such a place existed if I hadn’ t seen it for myself. 如果不是我亲眼所见,我永远不会相信有这样一个地方。

1a to think that what someone has said is true 相信(某人的话)

The police didn’ t believe her story. 警察不相信她的说法。

He told me his version of events, but I didn’ t believe a word of it. 他告诉了我他所了解的那些事,但对他的说法我一个字儿也不信。

‘I did pay the money back!’ ‘OK, OK – I believe you!’ “我确实还了钱!”“好,好,我相信你。”

2  T  to have an opinion about what is true or what might happen , although there is no proof 认为;料想

+(that) Scientists believe a cure for the disease will be discovered soon. 科学家认为很快就会发现这种病的治疗方法。

honestly/truly believe I honestly believe he really loved her. 我确实相信他真的爱她。

reason to believe There is no reason to believe that he is not telling the truth. 没有理由认为他不是在说实话。

lead sb to believe sth (=make someone think something) We were led to believe we could make a large profit. 使某人认为…

believe sb (to be) sth I would never have believed him capable of walking out on his kids. 我们永远不会想到他会突然遗弃自己的孩子。

2a used for saying that it is the general opinion of most people that something is true although it has not been proved 人们普遍认为某人/某事…

A third man is missing and is believed to have been taken into police custody. 第3个人失踪了,人们普遍认为他被警方拘留了。

3  I  to have a religious belief 信教

Do you still believe? 你还信教吗?

PHRASES
-   believe it or not spoken
used for emphasizing that something is very surprising but true
  信不信由你

Jason and Mel are finally getting married, believe it or not! 贾森和梅尔终于要结婚了,信不信由你!

-   believe (you) me spoken
used for emphasizing that what you are saying is true , especially when you are warning someone about something
  相信我,相信我的话(尤用于警告时)

All this is going to cause a lot of trouble, believe you me. 这一切会惹许多麻烦,相信我。

-   can’ t believe your eyes/ears informal
used for emphasizing that you are extremely surprised or angry about something you have seen or heard
  无法相信自己的眼睛/耳朵

What was he saying? I could hardly believe my ears! 他在说什么?我简直无法相信自己的耳朵!

-   can’ t believe your luck spoken
to be extremely surprised and pleased because something good has happened to you by chance
  无法相信自己的运气

She couldn’ t believe her luck when she saw the place was empty. 当她看到这个地方空着时她无法相信自己如此好运。

-   can’ t/don’ t believe it spoken
1 used for emphasizing that you are extremely surprised or shocked 无法相信/不相信(用于强调极为吃惊)

‘He’ s got into Oxford University.’ ‘I don’ t believe it!’ “他进了牛津大学。”“我不信!”

2 used when something annoys you 无法相信/不相信(用于某事物令人烦恼时)

I just don’ t believe it! I left my keys in the car again. 我只是无法相信!我又把钥匙忘在车里了。

-   don’ t you believe it spoken
used to emphasize to someone that something is not true
  千万别相信
-   I do believe BRITISH spoken
used for saying that you suddenly realize something , and that you are surprised by it
  我认为,我确信(用于表示惊讶地意识到某事)

I do believe you’ re in love with her yourself! 我确信是你自己爱上了她!

-   if you believe that, you’ ll believe anything spoken
used for telling someone that they are stupid to believe something
  谁相信谁就是傻子
-   I’ ll believe it/that when I see it spoken
used for saying that you do not believe that something will happen or that someone will do something
  眼见为实;我不信

‘Dan said he’ d help clear up.’ ‘I’ ll believe that when I see it!’ “丹说他帮忙打扫了。”“我不信!”

-   would you believe it? spoken
used for showing that you think something is surprising or funny
  你能相信吗?(表示惊讶或认为有趣)

And they want me to sing – would you believe it? 他们想叫我唱歌,你能相信吗?

-   would you believe it spoken
used for emphasizing that you are surprised or shocked by something
  你会相信吗(用于强调惊讶)

Would you believe it! He’ s never been in a plane. 你会相信吗!他从来没坐过飞机。

-   you’ d better believe it spoken
used for telling someone that something is definitely true and that they should take it seriously
  你最好相信;千真万确
-   you would not believe spoken
used when you are going to tell someone about something unusual or surprising
  你不会相信(用于表示某事不寻常或令人惊讶)

You would not believe who I met this afternoon! 你都不会相信我今天下午遇到了谁!

PHRASAL VERBS
beˈlieve ˌin
PHRASAL VB  T 
1 believe in sb/sth: to think that someone or something exists 相信…的存在

I don’ t believe in miracles. 我不相信存在奇迹。

I’ m beginning to think you actually believe in ghosts! 我开始认为你真的相信有鬼!

2 believe in sth: to think that an idea or a way of doing something is good or right 相信…是好的;相信…是正确的

She used to say she didn’ t believe in marriage. 她过去常说她不相信婚姻。

3 believe in sb: to feel confident that a person or organization is good or reliable 信任

Some of his previous supporters have stopped believing in him. 他以前的一些支持者不再信任他了。

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