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[/bɪˈliːv; bɪˋliv/] v 用法:
1 [Tn, Tw] feel sure of the truth of (sth); accept the statement of (sb) as true 相信（某事物）的真实性; 认为（某人）的话属实:
I believe him/what he says. 我相信他[他的话]. *
I'm innocent, please believe me. 我是无辜的, 请相信我吧. *
I'll believe it/that when I see it, ie Until I have evidence, I remain sceptical. 我亲眼见到才能相信（尚无证据, 我仍有怀疑）. *
I'm told he's been in prison, and I can well believe it, ie it doesn't surprise me. 有人对我说他进过监狱, 我完全能够相信这一点. 用法:
2 [Tf, Tw, Tnt] think (perhaps mistakenly); suppose 认为, 以为（容或有误）; 设想:
People used to believe (that) the world was flat. 过去人们以为地球是扁的. *
Nobody will believe what difficulty we have had/believe how difficult it has been for us. 谁也想像不到我们遇到了什麽样的困难[这对我们来说一直是多麽困难]. *
They believed him to be insane. 他们认为他疯了. *
I believe it to have been a mistake. 我认为这一直就是错的. *
Mr Smith, I believe, ie I presume you are Mr Smith. 我想您就是史密斯先生吧. *
`Is he coming?' `I believe so/not.' ｀他来吗?＇｀我想他来[不来].＇ 用法:
3 [I] have religious faith 具有宗教信仰:
He thinks that everyone who believes will go to heaven. 他认为凡是信神者都将进天堂. 用法:
4 (idm 习语) be,lieve it or `not it may sound surprising but it is true 信不信由你:
Believe it or not, we were left waiting in the rain for two hours. 信不信由你, 我们冒雨一直等了两个小时. be,lieve (you) `me I assure you 我向你保证:
Believe you me, the government won't meddle with the tax system. 我向你保证, 政府绝不会干预税收制度的. give sb to believe/understand => give1. lead sb to believe => lead3. make believe (that...) pretend 假装:
The boys made believe (that) they were astronauts. 男孩儿们假扮成航天员. Cf 参看 make-believe (make1). not be,lieve one's `ears/`eyes be unable to believe that what one hears or sees is real because one is so astonished 惊讶得无法相信所见所闻是事实. ,seeing is `believing (saying 谚) one needs to see sth before one can believe it exists or happens 眼见为实. ,would you be`lieve (it)? (expressi |