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    believe 的英语意思

    believebelieve /bəˈliːv/ verb 查看全部语言翻译1[transitive] to be sure that something is true or that someone is telling the truth确信某事为真,或某人说的是实话:  You shouldn’t believe everything you read.你不应该相信你读到的一切。 I believed him, even though his story sounded unlikely.我相信了他,尽管他的说法听起来不太可能。believe (that) I don’t believe he’s only 25.我不相信他才25岁。 I don’t believe a word of it (=I think it is completely untrue).我一个字都不信(=我认为那完全是假的)。2[transitive] to think that something is true or possible, although you are not completely sure认为某事是真实或可能的,尽管并不完全确定believe (that) Detectives believe that the victim knew his killer.侦探们认为受害者认识他的凶手。it is believed (that) It is believed that the house was built in 1735.据信这座房子建于1735年。believe so (=think that something is true)(=认为某事是真实的) ‘Have they arrived yet?’ ‘Yes, I believe so.’"他们到了吗?""是的,我想是的。"be believed to be something At 115, Mrs Jackson is believed to be the oldest person in the country.115岁的杰克逊太太被认为是全国年龄最大的人。 The four men are widely believed (=believed by a lot of people) to have been killed by their captors.这四名男子被普遍认为(=被很多人认为)是被俘获他们的人杀害的。 Did you honestly believe that I’d be stupid enough to do that?你真的相信我会蠢到去做那种事吗? I firmly believe that the business will be a success.我坚信这个生意一定会成功。 see thesaurus at think3it’s difficult/hard to believe (that) used when you are surprised that something is true用于对某事属实感到惊讶时:  Sometimes, it’s hard to believe we’ve been married for 50 years.有时候,真难以相信我们已经结婚50年了。SPOKEN PHRASES4can’t/don’t believe something used when you are very surprised or shocked by something用于对某事感到非常惊讶或震惊时:  I can’t believe he’s expecting us to work on Sunday!我真不敢相信他竟然期望我们周日上班! I couldn’t believe it when he told me what had happened.当他告诉我发生了什么事时,我简直不敢相信。can hardly/scarcely believe something I could scarcely believe my luck.我几乎不敢相信自己竟有如此好运。5believe it or not used when you are saying something that is true but surprising用于陈述某件真实但令人惊讶的事情时:  He enjoys school, believe it or not.信不信由你,他挺喜欢上学的。6would you believe it! (also I don’t believe it!) used when you are surprised or angry about something用于对某事感到惊讶或愤怒时:  And then he just walked out. Would you believe it!然后他就这样离开了。真叫人难以置信!7believe (you) me used to emphasize that something is definitely true用于强调某事确实为真:  There’ll be trouble when they find out about this, believe you me!等他们发现这件事,肯定会出乱子的,你信我!8 you’d better believe it! used to emphasize that something is true用于强调某事是真实的9 don’t you believe it! used to emphasize that something is definitely not true用于强调某事绝对不是真的10can’t believe your eyes/ears used to say that someone is very surprised by something they see or hear用于表示某人对所见或所闻感到非常惊讶11if you believe that, you’ll believe anything used to say that something is definitely not true, and that anyone who believes it must be stupid用于表示某事绝对不是真的,相信它的人一定很愚蠢12seeing is believing (also I’ll believe it when I see it) used to say that you will only believe that something happens or exists when you actually see it用于表示只有亲眼看到才会相信某事的发生或存在13[intransitive] to have a religious faith有宗教信仰:  She says those who believe will go to heaven.她说,有信仰的人将升上天堂。 make believe at make1(19)GRAMMAR语法Patterns with believebelieve 的用法句型You believe that something is true: · We believe that all men are equal.• 你相信某事是真实的:· 我们相信所有人生而平等。You believe that something should happen: · We believe all men should be treated equally.• 你相信某事应该发生:· 我们相信所有人都应该受到平等对待。You believe that someone can do something: · I still believe that we can win.• 你相信某人能做某事:· 我仍然相信我们能够获胜。You believe that something might or could happen: · Do you believe that things might change?• 你认为某事可能会发生:· 你认为情况可能会改变吗?In more formal English, you can say it is believed that: · It was believed that the King’s touch could cure diseases.• 在较正式的英语中,可以用 it is believed that 表达:· 人们曾相信国王的触摸能治愈疾病。In all the above patterns with that, ‘that’ can be omitted: · We believe all men are equal.• 在以上所有含 that 的句型中,that 均可省略:· 我们相信所有人生而平等。Grammar guide ‒ VERBSYou can use the phrases I believe so or I don’t believe so, usually to give a short answer: · ‘Are they married?’ ‘I believe so.’· ‘Were there any problems?’ ‘I don’t believe so.’ Don’t say: I believe it.• 通常可以用 I believe so 或 I don't believe so 作简短回答:· "他们结婚了吗?""I believe so."· "有什么问题吗?""I don't believe so." ✗不要说:I believe it。Using the progressive进行时的使用Believe is not used in the progressive. You say: · I believe you. Don’t say: I am believing you.Grammar guide ‒ VERBSBelieve 不用于进行时。应说:· I believe you。✗不要说:I am believing you。语法指南——动词THESAURUS同义词辨析to believe something相信某事believe to be sure that something is true or that someone is telling the truth确信某事为真,或某人说的是实话: · I believed her when she said that she loved me.她说爱我的时候,我相信了她。· Don’t believe anything he tells you.他告诉你的任何事都不要相信。accept to believe that something is true, especially because someone has persuaded you to believe it相信某事是真实的,尤其是因为有人说服了你相信: · His wife accepted his explanation for why he was late.他的妻子接受了他迟到的解释。· Leah had slowly come to accept her brother’s version of events.Leah 渐渐接受了她哥哥对事件经过的描述。take somebody’s word for it especially spoken尤用于口语 to believe what someone says is true, even though you have no proof or experience of it相信某人所说的是真实的,即使没有证据或亲身经历: · I don’t know anything about him, so I’ll just have to take your word for it.我对他一无所知,所以只能相信你说的了。· You don’t have to take my word for it – go and see for yourself.你不必只听我的——自己去看看吧。· ‘Cakes are very easy to make.’ ‘I’ll take your word for it.’"蛋糕做起来很简单。""那就信你说的吧。"give somebody the benefit of the doubt to believe what someone says, even though you think it might not be true相信某人所说的,即使你认为可能并非实情: · Unless you have proof, you should give him the benefit of the doubt.除非你有证据,否则应该给他一个合理的信任空间。to believe something that is untrue相信某件不实的事be taken in (also fall for something informal非正式) to be tricked into believing something that is not true被骗而相信某件不实的事: · A lot of people were taken in by these claims.很多人被这些说法骗了。· I can’t believe she fell for that old excuse!真不敢相信她居然被那个老借口骗了!swallow informal非正式 to believe a story or explanation that is not true, especially when this makes you seem silly相信一个不实的故事或解释,尤其是这样做会显得很愚蠢时: · His aunt had swallowed his story unquestioningly.他的阿姨不加质疑地相信了他的故事。· Police refused to swallow his story, and put him in a cell.警察不相信他的说法,将他关进了牢房。believe in somebody/something phrasal verb1to be sure that someone or something exists确信某人或某物的存在:  Do you believe in God?你相信上帝的存在吗?2to think that something is effective or right认为某事有效或正确:  I don’t believe in these diets.我不认为这些节食法有效。believe in doing something The school believes in letting children learn at their own pace.这所学校主张让孩子按照自己的节奏学习。3to trust someone and be confident that they will be successful信任某人并对其能够成功充满信心:  The people want a president they can believe in.人民希望有一位他们可以信赖的总统。 Believe in yourself, or you’ll never succeed.相信自己,否则你永远不会成功。