查词 - believing

1 to be sure that something is true or that someone is telling the truth 相信 T not in progressive 不用进行式

You shouldn’t believe everything you read.

你不应尽信书上看来的东西。

I believed him, even though his story sounded unlikely.

我相信了他，尽管他的话听上去难以置信。

believe (that)

I don’t believe he’s only 25.

我不相信他只有 25 岁。

I don’t believe a word of it (=I think it is completely untrue) .

我一句话也不相信。

2 to think that something is true or possible, although you are not completely sure 认为; 料想，猜想 T not in progressive 不用进行式

believe (that)

Detectives believe that the victim knew his killer.

侦探认为被害人认识凶手。

it is believed (that)

It is believed that the house was built in 1735.

据信这房子建于 1735 年。

believe so (think that something is true) 认为是的

‘Have they arrived yet?’ ‘Yes, I believe so.’

“他们到了吗？”“我想是的。”

be believed to be sth

At 115, Mrs Jackson is believed to be the oldest person in the country.

115 岁的杰克逊夫人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.

普遍认为，那四名男子已遭绑架者杀害。

Did you honestly believe that I’d be stupid enough to do that?

你真的认为我会傻到做那样的事情吗？

I firmly believe that the business will be a success.

我坚信公司会成功的。

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it’s difficult/hard to believe (that)

used when you are surprised that something is true 很难相信〔用于表示惊异〕

Sometimes, it’s hard to believe we’ve been married for 50 years.

有时候，很难相信我们已经结婚 50 年了。

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can’t/don’t believe sth

used when you are very surprised or shocked by something 不能（不敢）相信某事〔用于表示惊异或震惊〕

I can’t believe he’s expecting us to work on Sunday!

我真不敢相信，他竟然要我们星期天上班！

I couldn’t believe it when he told me what had happened.

他把发生的一切都告诉了我，我没法相信。

can hardly/scarcely believe sth

I could scarcely believe my luck.

我几乎不敢相信自己会这么走运。

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believe it or not

used when you are saying something that is true but surprising 信不信由你

He enjoys school, believe it or not.

信不信由你，他喜欢上学。

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would you believe it! I don’t believe it!

or used when you are surprised or angry about something 你会相信吗？我简直无法相信！〔表示惊讶或生气〕

And then he just walked out. Would you believe it!

然后他就走掉了。你能相信吗？

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believe (you) me

used to emphasize that something is definitely true 相信我〔用于强调某事绝对是真的〕

There’ll be trouble when they find out about this, believe you me!

相信我，这件事如果给他们发现了会很麻烦！

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you’d better believe it!

used to emphasize that something is true 你该相信！〔用于强调某事是真的〕

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don’t you believe it!

used to emphasize that something is definitely not true 千万不要相信！〔用于强调某事绝对不是真的〕

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can’t believe your eyes/ears

10. used to say that someone is very surprised by something they see or hear 不敢相信自己的眼睛/耳朵

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if you believe that, you’ll believe anything

11. used to say that something is definitely not true, and that anyone who believes it must be stupid 你要是连这都相信，还有什么不信的; 谁相信谁就是傻瓜

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seeing is believing I’ll believe it when I see it

12. or used to say that you will only believe that something happens or exists when you actually see it 眼见为实

13 to have a religious faith 有宗教信仰，信教 I

She says those who believe will go to heaven.

她说信教的人可以进天堂。

14 to be sure that someone or something exists 相信…存在

Do you believe in God?

你相信有上帝吗？

15 to think that something is effective or right 相信…有用; 相信…正确

I don’t believe in these diets.

我不相信这些节食方法。

believe in doing sth

The school believes in letting children learn at their own pace.

这个学校认为要让孩子按着自己的进度学习。

16 to trust someone and be confident that they will be successful 信任，信赖，相信〔某人会成功〕

The people want a President they can believe in.

老百姓想要一个可以信赖的总统。

Believe in yourself, or you’ll never succeed.

相信自己，否则你永远不会成功。

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believe believe

If you something, you think it is true. If you someone, you think they are telling the truth. believe 表示相信某事是真实的，或相信某人说的是实话

Nobody believed what I said.

没有人相信我的话。

I didn’t do it – you’ve got to believe me!

不是我干的 — 你要相信我！

18 that you think something exists. believe in that you think that something is good. believe in that you think someone is good and will achieve good things. believe in 还表示相信某人是好的，能取得好的成绩

Do you believe in God?

你相信有上帝吗？

He doesn’t believe in private education.

他不相信私立教育。

My mother always believed in me.

我母亲一向相信我会成功。