believe
verb[T]
uk/bɪˈliːv/us/bɪˈliːv/A2
tothinkthat something istrue,correct, orreal:
相信Strangely, no one believed us when we told them we'd beenvisitedby acreaturefromMars.奇怪的是，当我们告诉他们曾有火星人来访时，居然没人相信。
[+ that]He believesthatallchildrenarebornwithequalintelligence.他相信孩子们出生时智商是一样的。
She'sarrivingtomorrow, I believe.我相信她明天会到的。
"Is she comingalone?" "We believenot/so(= wethinkshe is not/is)."“她一个人来吗？”“我想不是的／是的。”
[+ obj + to infinitive]I believe hertobe thefinestviolinistin theworld.我相信她是世界上最好的小提琴家。
[+ obj + adj]All thecrewaremissing, believeddead.机组人员全部失踪，据信都已遇难。
to believe someone or something
- believeCan we believe a word of what this man says?
- acceptMost people accept what the newspapers say as being correct.
- creditUKIt’s hard to credit that she’s 87.
- swallowI personally find it hard to swallow the official narrative.
- buyWhen it comes to global warming, he doesn't buy it, and is out to discredit the whole theory.
not believe a word of it
to not believe that something istrue:
根本不相信He told me she was just afriend, but I don't believe a word of it!他告诉我她只是个普通朋友而已，可我根本就不信！
believe it or notB1(alsowould you believe it?)
said whentellingsomeone about something that istrue,althoughitseemsunlikely:
信不信由你He'supstairsdoing hishomework, believe it or not.他在楼上做功课，信不信由你。
believe me
said whenemphasizingthat something istrue:
（用于强调）相信我Believe me, I wasscared!相信我，我是被吓着了！
if you believe that, you'll believe anythinginformal
something that you say toemphasizethat something isobviouslynottrue:
（用于强调）根本不可能是真的He said thecarinfrontbackedinto him, and if you believe that, you'll believe anything!他说前面的车向后撞了他。这根本就是胡说！
make believe
topretendorimagine:
假装；假扮Let's make believe(that)we'repirates.我们假扮海盗吧。
- Heclaimsto havemetthepresident, but I don't believe him.
- I still believe thatpeoplearefundamentallygood.
- I don't believe thatstoryfor amoment.
- It's hard to believe there's anythingwrongwith him - helookssohealthy.
- I don't believe they should have put him inprison. It isn'tright.
Believing
- accept
- allegedly
- article of faith
- ascribesomethingtosomething
- ascription
- belief
- credit
- evidently
- feel it inyourbonesidiom
- givesomeonethe benefit of the doubtidiom
- gospel
- hold
- incline to/towardssomething
- seesomethinginsomeone/something
- seeing is believingidiom
- self-deceit
- self-deceiving
- self-deluded
- stock
- word
Idioms
believesomethingwhenyousee it
not believeyoureyes/ears
not believeyourluck
Phrasal verbs
believe insomething
believe insomeone