believe
[bi'li:v]
v.相信, 认为
例句与用法:
He thinks that everyone who believes will go to heaven.
他认为凡是信神者都将进天堂。
I believe it to have been a mistake.
我认为这一直就是错的。
We believe in his ability.
我们相信他的才干。
词形变化:
名词: believer | 动词过去式: believed | 动词过去分词: believed | 动词现在分词: believing | 动词第三人称单数: believes |
vt.[W]
1. 相信; 信任[+(that)]
I don't believe a single word he says.
他的话我一句也不信。
2. 认为; 猜想, 料想[+(that)][O2]
We believe Mr. Smith to be innocent.
我们认为史密斯先生是无辜的。
I believe he has come.
我想他已经到了。
vi.[W]
1. 笃信宗教
The Hendersons seldom go to church, but they believe.
亨德森一家很少去教堂做礼拜, 但他们笃信宗教。
2. 相信; 信任; 信仰[(+in)]
He did not believe in Howard's honesty.
他不相信霍华德为人真诚。
3. 猜想, 料想
短语词组:
believe in
1. 信仰
Christians believe in Jesus.
基督徒信仰耶稣。
2. 信任
We believe in him.
我们信任他。
3. 相信……的效用
Jim believes in fresh air and morning exercises.
吉姆坚信新鲜空气及早操有益处。
make believe
1. 假装
The boys made believe that they were explorers.
孩子们装成探险家。
believe
过去式:believed
过去分词:believed
现在进行时:believing
词形变化:
名词: believer | 动词过去式: believed | 动词过去分词: believed | 动词现在分词: believing | 动词第三人称单数: believes |
同义词:
trust | think | suppose | deem | consider | surmise | have faith in | be certain of | have confidence in | rely on | judge | imagine | credit | accept | conceive | reckon | harbor | guess | assume | swallow | conjecture | count | regard | believe in | confide | rely |
反义词:
disbelieve | distrust | suspect | doubt |
词义辨析:
同义:
vt.相信; 猜想
trust
suppose
think
surmise
同义参见:
accept
conceive
harbor
guess
assume
reckon
deem
swallow2
反义:
vt.vi.相信; 信任
doubt
suspect
distrust
反义参见:
disbelieve
misbelieve
believe[bi'li:v]vi.1.■相信,信以为真、真实等(常与in连用):Only if one believes in something can one act purposefully.除非某人相信某事,否则某人决不会果断地行动。(或:只有某人相信某事,某人才会果断地行动。)We all believe in good,free education for our children.我们都相信对我们孩子们的良好的、自由的教育。2.■笃信宗教,信仰宗教:to believe in God信仰上帝She goes to church only occasionally,but she believes.她只是偶尔去教堂做礼拜,可是她笃信宗教。3.■认为,想,判断;料想,猜想:Will everything be finished by tomorrow? —Yes,I believe so.一切事情明天都可以做完吗? —是的,我想可以。I believe not.我认为不是这样。vt.1.■对…信以为真,相信,相信…的真实性:Don't believe everything you hear.别相信你所听到的一切事情。We all believe the story to be true.我们都相信这个故事是真的。2.■相信(别人的)陈述(或诺言),相信(某人)的话:I didn't believe her.我不信她的话。3.■据信(某人或某事)已参与某行动或卷入某局面:The fugitive is believed to be headed for the Canadian border.据信,逃亡者正向加拿大边界方向逃窜。4.■以为,认为,想;料想,猜想[与名词从句连用]:I believe it's going to snow.我想很快就要下雪了。I believe that she has left the city.我认为她已离城了。believe it or not[口语]信不信由你,不管你信不信,我说的是真的[用以表示对所述情况确信无疑]believe me[口语][用以加强语气]真的,是真的呀[参见believe you me]believe (that) water can (或 will) flow uphill[谚语]相信水会往上坡流(或:以为太阳会从西方出来)believe you me[口语][用以加强语气]相信我的话,相信我说的是真的(或算数的);真的make believe见 make¹will believe it (或 that) when one sees it[口语]除非亲眼见到,不敢相信(表示强烈怀疑)Would you believe it?[口语]你敢相信吗?(表示喜悦、惊讶或沮丧)[1150~1200]变形vi.believedbelieving
believebelieve[biˈli:v]vt.1.■信; 相信; 信任2.■认为; 想We believe that he will succeed.我们相信他会成功。I believe him to be honest.我认为他是诚实的。
词性变化believe[biˈli:v]vi.1.■相信;信以为真2.■信仰;信奉;信任3.■以为;想They believe in Christianity.他们信基督教。The manager believes in him.经理信任他。
继承用法believabilityn.
词性变化believable[bɪˈli:vəbl]adj.believablenessn.believablyadv.
verb
[with obj.]
- accept (something) as true; feel sure of the truth of
相信(某事);确信
the superintendent believed Lancaster's story.
主管相信兰开斯特所言属实。
[with clause]Christians believe that Jesus rose from the dead.
基督教徒相信耶稣复活的事。
■accept the statement of (someone) as true
相信(某人)的话
he didn't believe her or didn't want to know.
他既不相信她的话,或者说他不想知道。
■[noobj.]have faith, especially religious faith
信任,信仰,信教
there are those on the fringes of the Church who do not really believe.
有那么些人与教会若即若离,并非真的信教。
■(believe something of someone)feel sure that (someone) is capable of a particular action
相信某人能做某事
I wouldn't have believed it of Lavinia—what an extraordinary woman!.
我没想到这会是拉维娜做的——好一个与众不同的女人!。 - [with clause]hold (something) as an opinion; think or suppose
认为,以为,猜想
I believe we've already met.
我想我们见过面。
things were not as bad as the experts believed.
事情不像专家们所想的那么糟。
four men were believed to be trapped in the burning building.
估计有四名男子困在燃烧的大楼里。
believe it or not
- used to concede that a proposition or statement is surprising
信不信由你(表示说的话令人吃惊)
believe it or not, the speaker was none other than Horace.
信不信由你,演讲者就是霍勒斯。
- used to emphasize the truth of a statement or assertion
(请你)相信我的话(强调话语的真实性)
believe me, it is well worth the effort.
相信我的话,这值得花工夫。
- be amazed by (something)
无法相信,简直不敢相信(表示对某事感到惊奇)
Clarke could hardly believe his luck as he put the ball into the empty net.
克拉克简直不敢相信运气那么好,竟把球打进了空袋。
- be amazed by what one sees or hears
无法(或简直不敢)相信自己的眼睛(或耳朵)(表示对所见或所闻感到惊讶)
- used to express disbelief in the truth of a statement
别相信这话!
he says he is left of centre, but don't you believe it.
他说他的立场观点中间偏左,别信他。
- used to express surprise at something one is relating
你会相信吗?(对所说之事表示惊讶)
they're still arguing, would you believe it?.
他们还在争论,真是怪事!。
- late Old English belȳfan, belēfan, alteration of gelēfan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch geloven and German glauben, also to lief
believe in
- have faith in the truth or existence of
相信(…的真实性);相信(…的存在);信仰
those who believe in God.
相信上帝的人。 - be of the opinion that (something) is right, proper, or desirable
认为(某事)是正确的(或合适的、必要的)
I don't believe in censorship of the arts.
我认为不应对艺术进行审查。
have confidence in (a person or a course of action)
对…有信心
he had finally begun to believe in her.
他最终开始信任她了。
believe
动词 believe:
accept as true; take to be true
judge or regard; look upon; judge
be confident about something
同义词:trust
follow a credo; have a faith; be a believer
credit with veracity
believe
■The good book, if we are to believe it, says we are entitled to three score years and ten. Who am I to argue?
《圣经》上称我们有权活到70岁。如果我们还相信《圣经》, 那还有什么好说的呢?
■Some believe that the extension for higher education has leveled down university standards.
一些人相信,高等教育的扩大招生已经降低了大学的标准。
■Last week I saw a woman flay, and you will hardly believe how much it alters her person for the worse.
上星期我看到一个妇人受到痛责,而你或许不能相信,这使她的为人变得更糟糕了。
■Refusal or reluctance to believe.
不信,怀疑拒绝或不愿相信
■Don't be so innocent as to believe everything you hear.
不要头脑太简单而相信你所听到的每一件事。
■Don't overstate your case or no one will believe you.
不要夸大自己的情况,要不没人相信你的话。
■Don't play about with the gun, I believe it is loaded.
不要玩弄那支枪,那枪大概是上了子弹的。
■Don't believe the newspaper account (of what happened).
不要相信报纸上(对所发生的事情)的报道。
■Don't believe what a courtier tells you.
不要相信谄媚者对你说的话。
■Believe a woman or an epitaph, or any other thing that's false, before you trust in critics.
与其相信批评家,不如相信女人、墓志铭、甚至任何一种骗人的东西好了。
■It is difficult to believe that George can sleep the sleep of the just seeing that his life is spent in ruining people financially.
乔治一生干尽了叫人倾家荡产的坏事,很难相信他竟能心安理得地睡大觉。
■People always believe anything that Mark says, his honesty is beyond question.
人们相信马克所讲的每一句话,他的诚实无庸置疑。
■People believe that pigs are dirty animals because they rootle about in the mud for their food.
人们认为猪是肮脏的动物,因为它们用鼻子在泥地里翻拱觅食。
■What led you to believe I was ill?
什么使你相信我病了?
■From something he let fall, I believe they are planning to redesign the machine.
从他透露的话里看,我想他们是打算重新设计这台机器。
■He must be talking through his hat! I don't believe a word of what he has said.
他一定在胡说八道!他说的每一句话,我都不相信。
■They are credulous people who believe in the advertisement.
他们是一些轻信广告的人。
■They believe that his spirit lives on after death.
他们相信他死后灵魂还活着。
■They believe that it was all done by magic.
他们相信那都是魔法造成的。
■They really believe in and want self-government.
他们真的相信并要求自治。
■They all believe in communism.
他们都相信共产主义。
■He made believe not to be aware of my presence.
他假装不知道我在那里。
■He is looking for a philosophy he can believe in.
他在寻求一种他可以相信的哲学。
■His lies recoiled on him because nobody would believe him any more.
他撒谎得到了报应,因为没人再相信他的话。
■His excuse was too pat for us to believe.
他的理由来得太巧合,令我们很难相信。
■I don't believe a single word he says.
他的话我一句也不信。
■He is so naive as to believe such a lie.
他竟然幼稚得连这种谎言都相信。
■He doesn't believe that children should be mollycoddled.
他认为不应溺爱儿童。
■He thinks that everyone who believe will go to heaven.
他认为凡是信神者都将进天堂。
■I don't believe all he says about the profits he is making; ever since I have known him he has liked to talk big.
他说他如何如何赚钱,我就不太相信,我们认识以来他总是喜欢吹牛。
■He says she is satisfied, but I believe the converse to be true: she is very dissatisfied.
他说她已心满意足了,不过我认为实际情况相反: 她很不满意。
■He can be ruthless in getting what he wants, but I believe he would stop short of blackmail.
他这个人为达到目的是心黑手辣的,但我认为他还不至于使用敲诈手段。
■No one in his right senses would believe such a fantastic story.
任何有理性的人都不会相信这样异想天开的故事。
■Any clever politician can usually rig up a way to make the voters believe what he says.
任何聪明的政治家通常都能想出办法能使选民相信他的话。
■Do you think I'd believe a story like that?
你以为我会相信这样的谎话?
■Are you simple enough to believe what that liar tells you?
你会蠢到相信那骗子说的话吗?
■You should never believe what he says because he is a fibber.
你决不可相信他的话,因为他是个爱撒小谎的人。
■You are deceiving yourself if you still believe that she loves you.
你如果还相信她爱你,你就是在欺骗自己。
■You are a sucker to believe his stories.
你居然相信他的说法,真是大傻瓜!
■You don't expect me to believe that pitiful excuse, do you?
你并不认为我会相信那个可鄙的借口,是吧?
■How could you be so stupid as to believe him?
你怎么这么笨竟相信他的话?
■Do you believe in China's traditional herbal medicine?
你相信中国传统的中草药吗?
■Do you believe in an afterlife?
你相信有来生吗?
■Do you believe in ghosts?
你相信有鬼吗?
■Do you believe in the hereafter?
你相信来世吗?
■Do you believe in what the preacher said?
你相信这个传道者的话吗?
■You must be weak in the head if you believe that.
你相信那件事可就太傻了。
■Do you believe in the supernatural?
你相信鬼神吗?
■Can you believe that I bought a TV for $25?
你能相信我买那台代电视机用了25美元吗?
■If you don't believe it's snowing, come here and see for yourself.
你要是不相信在下雪,你自己来看一看。
believe in
1. 信仰
Christians believe in Jesus.
基督徒信仰耶稣。
2. 信任
We believe in him.
我们信任他。
3. 相信……的效用
Jim believes in fresh air and morning exercises.
吉姆坚信新鲜空气及早操有益处。
make believe
1. 假装
The boys made believe that they were explorers.
孩子们装成探险家。
习惯用语make believe1.■[废]使人相信2.■假装3.■幻想We soon believe what we desire.1.■[谚]自己希望的事, 自己最容易相信。You'd better believe.1.■[口]你就放心吧, 你就相信吧。believe in1.■信任2.■相信; 信仰(真理等); 信奉(宗教等)3.■支持; 赞成,认为应该B-it or not.1.■[口]信不信由你。B-me.1.■[口]真的, 相信我的话吧。believe of1.■相信某人能做出某事