believing
present participle ofbelieve
| 单词 | believing |
| 释义 | believing present participle ofbelieve believe verb[T] uk/bɪˈliːv/us/bɪˈliːv/A2 tothinkthat something istrue,correct, orreal: Strangely, no one believed us when we told them we'd beenvisitedby acreaturefromMars. [+ that]He believesthatallchildrenarebornwithequalintelligence. She'sarrivingtomorrow, I believe. "Is she comingalone?" "We believenot/so(= wethinkshe is not/is)." [+ obj + to infinitive]I believe hertobe thefinestviolinistin theworld. [+ obj + adj]All thecrewaremissing, believeddead. to believe someone or something
not believe a word of it to not believe that something istrue: He told me she was just afriend, but I don't believe a word of it! believe it or notB1(alsowould you believe it?) said whentellingsomeone about something that istrue,althoughitseemsunlikely: He'supstairsdoing hishomework, believe it or not. believe me said whenemphasizingthat something istrue: Believe me, I wasscared! if you believe that, you'll believe anything!informal something that you say toemphasizethat something isobviouslynottrue: He said thecarinfrontbackedinto him, and if you believe that, you'll believe anything! make believe topretendorimagine: Let's make believe(that)we'repirates. See also make-believedisapproving
Believing
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Not believing Expressions of surprise Stressing & emphasizing True, real, false, and unreal Faking & pretending Idiomsbelievesomethingwhenyousee it not believeyoureyes/ears not believeyourluck Phrasal verbsbelieve insomething believe insomeone Examplesofbelievingbelieving In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. I can be perfectly rational inbelievingthat my faculty of vision is keener than my companions. From theCambridge English Corpus Believingin these worlds resolves moral dilemmas that undermine social cooperation. From theCambridge English Corpus Consider, for example, the property of bothbelievingsomething, and notbelievinganything, which entails that arithmetic is decidable. From theCambridge English Corpus Some artists, of course, are reluctant to explain their practicebelievingthe work to be autonomous and capable of speaking for itself. From theCambridge English Corpus The apology induces the victim to riskbelievingthat the transgressor will be a co-operator evermore. From theCambridge English Corpus I persist inbelievingthat the original analysis is fundamentally correct, though, and that the theoretical conclusions derived from it are reasonable ones. From theCambridge English Corpus However, there are good reasons forbelievingthat these problems are not excessive for our current purposes. From theCambridge English Corpus In fact, the classical theist has little justification forbelievingthis. From theCambridge English Corpus He gives no comfort to irrationalist fideism - the view that faith requiresbelievingcontrary to one's rational assessment of the evidence. From theCambridge English Corpus Phillips agreed with this,believingthat the idea of ready-made virtues is incoherent. From theCambridge English Corpus Sincebelievingat will is impossible, so is overbelieving at will. From theCambridge English Corpus But in the case of a forced option suspending judgment is practically equivalent to notbelieving. From theCambridge English Corpus Parents expressed comfort inbelievingthe child will be in a better place after dying. From theCambridge English Corpus All these people and organizations helped me develop my confidence: when you set out, you need help inbelievingyou can write. From theCambridge English Corpus For the most part, veterans did not participate in national politics,believingthat their goals could be achieved within the confines of colonial society. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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