believe

[bi'li:v]

v.相信, 认为

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

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 |

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  swallow  

反义:

vt.vi.相信; 信任

doubt  suspect  distrust  

反义参见:

disbelieve  misbelieve  

英英释义

动词 believe:

accept as true; take to be true

judge or regard; look upon; judge

同义词：think, consider, conceive

be confident about something

同义词：trust

follow a credo; have a faith; be a believer

credit with veracity

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。

补充

believebelieve英:[biˈli:v] 美:[bɪˈliv]vt. & vi.1.相信I quite believe!我非常相信。I believe that man.我相信那个人。Believe it or not, that's the way it is.信不信由你, 反正事情就是这样。I believe you are right.我相信你是对的。I quite believe what you say.我完全相信你的话。I believe my sister to be honest.我认为我姐姐是诚实的。vt.1.认为, 想We believe him an excellent student.我们认为他是个优秀学生。vi.1.信仰They believe in Christianity.他们信仰基督教。

例句

1. Don't believe what you read in the papers.不要相信你在报纸上看到的。 2. She didn't believe his story.她不相信他的故事。 3. Many officers I spoke to found it hard to believe what was happening around them.很多官员都表示他们周围发生的事情让人难以置信。 4. I can't believe it!真是难以置信！ 5. I don't believe you.我不相信你。 6. He did not sound as if he believed her.他并没有假装相信她。 7. Experts believe that the drought will be extensive.专家们认为将会发生大范围的干旱。 8. I believe you have something of mine.我想你那儿有些属于我的东西。 9. We believe them to be hidden here in this apartment.我们认为它们就藏在这个公寓里。 10. He is believed to be abroad.人们认为他出国了。 11. The main problem, I believe, lies elsewhere.主要问题, 我认为, 出在别的地方。 12. You've never heard of him?—I don't believe so.你从来没有听说过他？—我可不这么认为。 13. I believe in God.我信仰上帝。 14. Do you believe in ghosts?你相信有鬼吗？ 15. I don't believe in corporal punishment.我认为体罚是行不通的。 16. His parents always believed in him, and encouraged him.他的父母总是对他充满信心, 并且鼓励他。 17. If you believe in yourself you can succeed.如果你对自己有信心就会成功。 18. That's normal, believe it or not.那很正常, 信不信由你。 19. It's absolutely amazing, believe you me.这绝对是非常了不起的, 相信我。 20. I could not believe my eyes. She was far more beautiful than I had imagined.我不敢相信自己的眼睛, 她比我想象的要美多了。 21. And would you believe it, he's younger than me!你相信吗？他比我还年轻！ 22. 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。) 23. 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。 24. to believe in God信仰上帝 25. 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。 26. 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。 27. I believe not.我认为不是这样。 28. Don't believe everything you hear.别相信你所听到的一切事情。 29. We all believe the story to be true.我们都相信这个故事是真的。 30. I didn't believe her.我不信她的话。 31. 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。 32. I believe it's going to snow.我想很快就要下雪了。 33. I believe that she has left the city.我认为她已离城了。 34. the superintendent believed Lancaster's story.主管相信兰开斯特所言属实。 35. [with clause]Christians believe that Jesus rose from the dead.基督教徒相信耶稣复活的事。 36. 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。 37. 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。 38. 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!。 39. I believe we've already met.我想我们见过面。 40. things were not as bad as the experts believed.事情不像专家们所想的那么糟。 41. 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。 42. believe it or not, the speaker was none other than Horace.信不信由你，演讲者就是霍勒斯。 43. believe me, it is well worth the effort.相信我的话，这值得花工夫。 44. 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。 45. 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。 46. they're still arguing, would you believe it?.他们还在争论，真是怪事!。 47. those who believe in God.相信上帝的人。 48. I don't believe in censorship of the arts.我认为不应对艺术进行审查。 49. he had finally begun to believe in her.他最终开始信任她了。 50. He said he hadn't taken any money but I didn't believe him.他说他连一分钱也没有拿过，但我不信。 51. Nobody believes a word she says.没有人相信她的话。 52. I believe they have moved to Italy.我想他们搬到意大利去了。 53. The escaped prisoner is believed to be in this area.据认为，那个逃犯就在这一带。 54. Four people are still missing, believed drowned.有四个人仍然下落不明，相信已经淹死。 55. I can't believe (that) you're telling me to do it again!我简直无法相信，你又让我做这种事！ 56. believe it or not, English food can sometimes be quite good.不管你相信不相信，英国菜有时候也相当好。 57. I was given to believe that I had got the job.对方使我觉得，我已经被录用。 58. Do you believe in God?你相信有上帝吗？ 59. Most young children believe in Father Christmas.大部份幼童相信有圣诞老人。 60. They need a leader they can believe in.他们需要一位可以信赖的领袖。 61. He doesn't believe in killing animals for their fur.他认为杀害动物取毛皮是不对的。 62. The scientists believed the reports.科学家们相信这些报告。 63. "Many people seem to believe that theory, but I find it hard/difficult to believe."许多人似乎都相信那个理论，可我却觉得难以置信。 64. You shouldn't believe everything you read.不要全信你所读到的东西。 65. I knew that he was a liar and so I didn't believe a word he said. [=I didn't believe anything he said]我知道他是个撒谎大王，所以他说的话我一句都不信。 66. I did not want to believe (that) it could happen.我不愿意相信会发生这种情况。 67. "He says he'll help us, but I don't believe what he says."他说他会帮我们，但我不相信他的话。 68. They were tricked into believing that he was a doctor.他们被骗了，竟然相信他是个医生。 69. "He says he'll help us, but I don't believe him."他说他会帮我们，但我不相信他的话。 70. I'm beginning to believe (that) this war will never end.我开始认为，这场战争永远不会结束了。 71. I used to believe (that) I was the only one who felt that way but now I know (that) there are others like me.过去，我一直认为只有我一个人有这种感受，但现在我知道还有其他人也和我一样。 72. He clearly/firmly/honestly believes (that) it is possible. = He clearly/firmly/honestly believes it (to be) possible.他清楚地/坚定地/的确认为那是可能的。 73. He had reason to believe that they would accept his offer. = He had reason for believing that they would accept his offer.他有理由相信他们会接受他的报价。 74. She was widely believed to be guilty. [=many people believed that she was guilty]人们普遍认为她是有罪的。 75. "We were led to believe it was true. [=we heard, saw, or read something that made us think it was true]"我们的所见所闻让我们相信那是真的。 76. “Has he accepted the job?” “I believe so.” = “So I believe.”“他接受那份工作了吗？”“我想是的。” 77. “Has he accepted the job?” “I believe not.” = “I don't believe so.”“他接受那份工作了吗？”“我想没有。” 78. "She went to church because her family expected it, but she didn't really believe."她去教堂做礼拜是因为家人希望她这样做，但她并非真的信仰上帝。 79. "The team hasn't won a championship in many years, but their fans still believe. [=their fans still believe in them; their fans still believe that they will win]"这个队多年来一直未能夺冠，但粉丝们依然相信他们总有一天会赢得冠军。 80. "“Do you think they can win?” “You/You'd better believe it!” [=yes, I definitely think so]"“你认为他们能赢吗？”“那当然！” 81. "believe me, he can really play the game. = believe you me, he can really play the game."相信我，他办事非常公道。 82. I can't believe how ugly that dress is. [=what an ugly dress]我真不敢相信，那条连衣裙竟然这么难看。 83. You broke the window? I can't believe you guys! [=I'm annoyed and shocked by what you did] How could you do such a thing?是你们把玻璃窗打碎的吧？我真的不敢相信是你们干的！你们怎么可以做这种事呢？ 84. I can't believe [=I am amazed/surprised] that that terrible restaurant is still in business.我简直不敢相信，那家糟糕的餐馆居然还在营业。 85. "That terrible restaurant is still in business, if you can believe it/that."你能相信吗，那家糟糕的餐馆居然还在营业。 86. Can/Would you believe it?! That terrible restaurant is still in business.你相信吗？！那家糟糕的餐馆居然还在营业。 87. You won't believe what I just heard! [=you will be very surprised by what I just heard]你绝不会相信刚才我听到了什么！ 88. You wouldn't believe how long it took us to get here. [=it took us a surprisingly long/short time to get here]你不会相信我们花了多长时间才到达这里。 89. "I don't believe it! I swept the floor 10 minutes ago, and it's already dirty again!"我简直无法相信！我10分钟前才扫完地，现在又脏了！ 90. I could not believe my good fortune/luck.我真不敢相信我的运气居然这么好。 91. It's hard to believe that he's gone.真难以相信，他居然离开了。 92. "His latest movie, believe it or not, is a romantic comedy about a group of lawyers. [=it is surprising but true that his latest movie is a romantic comedy about a group of lawyers]"信不信由你，他最新的影片是关于一群律师的浪漫喜剧。 93. “I hear that their marriage is in trouble.” “Don't you believe it! [=that is completely untrue] They're the happiest couple I know!”“我听说他们的婚姻出了问题。”“千万别信！他们可是我认识的最幸福的一对了！” 94. "“He says he's going to become a doctor.” “If you believe that, you'll believe anything!” [=it would be very foolish to believe that he is going to become a doctor]"“他说他要当医生了。”“你这话也信，真是没有不相信的了！” 95. “He says he's going to become a doctor.” “I'll believe that when I see it!”“他说他要当医生了。”“除非亲眼看到，否则我才不信！” 96. Do you believe in ghosts?你相信有鬼吗？ 97. She believes in (the value of) regular exercise.她相信经常锻炼是有好处的。 98. They believed in liberty for all.他们信奉人人享有自由的理念。 99. I believe in working hard to achieve success.我相信取得成功在于努力进取。 100. She doesn't believe in using pesticides. [=she doesn't believe that it's right to use pesticides; she believes that pesticides do more harm than good]她认为使用杀虫剂没有任何益处。 101. "Despite his problems, his parents still believe in him."尽管他有一些毛病，他的父母仍相信他是个好孩子。 102. She believes in herself and in her abilities.她相信自己，也相信自己的能力。 103. I could hardly believe my eyes when I saw what he was wearing.看到他的穿着，我简直不敢相信自己的眼睛。 104. When we were children we used to make believe (that) we were soldiers fighting in a war.小时候我们常常玩士兵打仗的游戏。 105. "He isn't really angry, he's just making believe (that he is)."他并没有真的生气，他只是假装而已。 106. They want to make believe that everything is all right.他们想装出一切都安然无恙的样子。 107. "I didn't think it could happen, but seeing is believing. [=I saw it happen, so now I believe it's possible]"我以为这不会发生，可现在是眼见为实。 108. The novel's ending is not very believable.小说的结局并不十分可信。 109. His excuse was barely/scarcely believable.他的理由很值得怀疑。 110. The characters are all believably portrayed.所有人物都刻画得惟妙惟肖。 111. a believer in religion宗教信徒 112. devout believers虔诚的信徒 113. She's a firm/great/strong believer in adult education. [=she firmly/strongly believes in the value of adult education; she thinks adult education is very useful and important]她坚信成人教育确有裨益。 114. "I was doubtful that he could run his own company, but he's made a believer out of me. = He's made me a believer. [=he's convinced me that he can run his own company]"我曾对他能经营好自己的公司持怀疑态度，结果他让我信服了。