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believe
v
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.
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].'
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.
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
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