| 单词 | believe |
| 释义 | believe verbadverb | verb + believe | phrases adverb➤deeply, fervently, firmly, passionately, really深信；炽热地相信；坚信；热诚地相信；真的相信◆he firmly believed that he was right.他坚信自己是对的。➤genuinely, honestly, sincerely, truly真诚地相信➤completely, fully完全相信➤seriously (only used with negatives仅与否定词连用) 真的相信◆no one seriously believes that this war will happen.没有人真的相信这场战争会发生。➤personally个人以为◆i personally believe that it's important.我个人认为这很重要。➤long一直相信◆i've long believed that a good reputation is the most valuable asset you can have in business.我一贯认为好声誉是经商最珍贵的资本。➤secretly私底下相信➤rightly理所应当地相信▸➤erroneously (formal) , falsely, incorrectly, mistakenly, wrongly误信；不正确地相信；错误地相信；错信➤foolishly, naively愚蠢地／天真地相信➤otherwise认为相反◆paul thinks he's happy, but his mother believes otherwise.保罗认为自己很幸福，可是他的母亲却不这么认为。verb + believe➤cannot无法相信◆i couldn't believe what i was hearing.我无法相信自己所听到的。➤be hard to很难相信◆it's hard to believe that this campaign has been going on for ten years.很难相信这场运动已持续了 10 年。➤give sb to (bre) 使某人相信◆the boss gave me to believe that we would be paid soon.老板让我相信我们很快就能领到工资。➤have reason to有理由相信◆we have reason to believe that the escaped prisoner may be hiding in this house.我们有理由相信越狱犯可能就躲在这幢房子里。➤be inclined to倾向于相信◆i'm inclined to believe you.我比较相信你。➤lead sb to引导某人相信◆the ad led us to believe that all prices had been cut.广告引导我们相信所有货品都降价了。phrases➤can hardly believe sth, can scarcely believe sth几乎不能相信⋯▸➤not believe a word of sth对⋯一个字也不相信◆i didn't believe a word of what he said.他说的话我一个字也不相信。 believe [transitive] (not used in the progressive tenses不用于进行时) to think sth认为；以为◆police believe (that) the man may be armed.警方认为那个人可能携有武器。◆it is believed that the couple have left the country.据信那对夫妇已经离开了这个国家。◆the paintings are believed to be worth over $20 000 each.那些画作据估计每件价值都超过 2 万元。◆'where does she come from?' 'spain, i believe.'“她是哪里人？”“我想是西班牙人。”◆'does he still work there?' 'i believe so / not.'“他还在那里工作吗？”“我想是的／不是。”◆she believes that killing animals for food or fur is completely immoral.她认为，为获取食物或皮毛而杀害动物是完全不道德的。 ➡ see also belief → view 1 note 辨析 think or believe?when you are expressing an idea that you have or that sb has of what is true or possible, believe is more formal than think. it is used especially to talk about ideas that other people have; think is used more often for talking about your own ideas.在表示自己或他人认为某事真实或可能时，believe 比 think 正式。believe 尤用于谈论他人的想法，think 多用于谈论自己的想法◆police believe...警方认为⋯◆i think...我觉得⋯if you say 'i believe...', you can suggest that this is what you have been led to believe by sb else and so you are not responsible if the information is wrong. when you are expressing an opinion, believe is stronger than think and is used especially to talk about matters of principle; think is used more to talk about practical matters or matters of personal taste.如果说 i believe ...，则可能意味着自己是被别人引导而有某种看法，因此对信息真确与否不承担责任。当表达意见时，believe 语气较 think 强烈，尤用于谈论原则性问题； think 更多用于谈论实际问题或个人喜好◆i believe that we have a responsibility towards the less fortunate in society.我认为我们对社会的弱势群体负有责任。◆i think we should reserve seats in advance.我想我们应该提前订位。◆i don't think he's funny at all.我一点儿都不觉得他有趣。believe/bɪˈli:v ||; bɪˈliv/verb (not used in the continuous tenses 不用于进行时) 1. [t] to feel sure that sth is true or that sb is telling the truth 相信: ◇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。◇nobody believes a word she says. 没有人相信她的话。 [opp] disbelieve 反义词为 disbelieve 2. [t] believe (that)... to think that sth is true or possible, although you are not certain 认为；想: ◇i believe they have moved to italy. 我想他们搬到意大利去了。◇‘does pat still work there?’ ‘ i believe so.’ “帕特仍在那里工作吗？”“我想是的。”◇the escaped prisoner is believed to be in this area. 据认为，那个逃犯就在这一带。◇four people are still missing, believed drowned. 有四个人仍然下落不明，相信已经淹死。 3. don't/can't believe sth used to show anger or surprise at sth （用于表示生气或吃惊）简直无法相信: ◇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！ 4. [i] to have religious beliefs 有宗教信仰；信教 although this verb is not used in the continuous tenses, it is common to see the present participle (= -ing form) believing the house to be empty, she quietly let herself in. 虽然这个动词不用于进行时，但它的现在分词还是常见：believing the house to be empty, she quietly let herself in. 她认为屋里没有人，便径自悄悄走了进去。 believe it or not it may be surprising but it is true 信不信由你: ◇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。 give sb to believe/understand (that) (often passive 常用于被动语态) to give sb the impression or idea that sth is true 令某人相信或认为: ◇i was given to believe that i had got the job. 对方使我觉得，我已经被录用。 believe in sb/sth to be sure that sb/sth exists 相信某人或某事物存在: ◇do you believe in god? 你相信有上帝吗？◇most young children believe in father christmas. 大部份幼童相信有圣诞老人。 believe in sb/sth; believe in doing sth to think that sb/sth is good or right 相信…是好的或正确的: ◇they need a leader they can believe in. 他们需要一位可以信赖的领袖。◇he doesn't believe in killing animals for their fur. 他认为杀害动物取毛皮是不对的。 believe1 to believe that something is true2 to believe something that is not true3 when you do not believe something4 what you say to someone when you do not believe them5 when something seems likely to be true6 when something seems very unlikely to be true7 when you believe or do not believe that god, ghosts etc exist8 something that someone believes9 something that someone believes that is definitely not trueto believe that someone is able to do something and can be trusted 相信某人能做某事并可以信任 trust/not trust,words for describing strong beliefs 描写坚定信仰的词语 strong (6),see alsosure/not sure,think,opinion,true,lie,religion,moderate,extreme,1. to believe that something is true 相信某事是真的 believe /bɪˈliːv, bəˈliːv/ [transitive verb not in progressive] to be sure that something is true or that someone is telling the truth 相信 did the police believe his story? 警方相信他的话吗？ i told them i didn't do it, but no one believed me. 我告诉他们这不是我干的，但没有人相信我。 you shouldn't believe everything you read in the papers. 你不应在报纸上看到什么就相信什么。believe (that) people used to believe that the sun moved around the earth. 人们以前相信太阳绕着地球转。believe it or not it may be hard to believe this 信不信由你 i asked them for a $10,000 loan, and believe it or not they said yes. 我向他们要求贷款10,000美元，信不信由你，他们居然同意了。firmly/strongly believe i firmly believe that we are responsible for what happens to us in our lives. 我绝对相信我们生活中所发生的事责任都在我们自己。 accept /əkˈsept/ [transitive verb not in progressive] to believe something because someone has persuaded you to believe it 接受，相信 i finally accepted the fact that i would die if i didn't stop smoking. 我终于接受了这么一个事实：如不戒烟就要没命了。 she succeeded in persuading the jury to accept her version of the events. 她成功地说服了陪审团接受她对事件的看法。accept that she'll never accept that her husband has been unfaithful. 她永远不会接受丈夫对她不忠这个事实。 acceptance [uncountable noun] the late nineteenth century saw an increasing acceptance of darwin's theories. 19世纪末，越来越多的人接受达尔文的理论。 take somebody's word for it /ˌteɪk somebodyˈs ˈwɜːʳd fər ɪt/ [verb phrase] to believe what someone tells you even though you have no proof of it 相信某人的说法 when he told me he'd been in the army, i took his word for it. 他告诉我他曾参过军，我就相信了他的话。 ‘do you want to check for yourself?’ ‘no, i'll take your word for it.’ “你想自己去验证一下吗？”“不，我相信你说的话。” give somebody the benefit of the doubt /ˌgɪv somebody ðə ˌbenə̇fɪt əv ðə ˈdaʊt/ [verb phrase] to believe what someone says even though you think they might not be telling the truth 姑且相信某人 something didn't seem quite right, but i decided to give him the benefit of the doubt. 总感觉有点不对劲，但我决定姑且相信他。 she claimed she wasn't trying to commit suicide, and doctors gave her the benefit of the doubt. 她声称自己没想要自杀，医生姑且相信她。 take something on trust /ˌteɪk something ɒn ˈtrʌst/ [verb phrase] to accept that what someone tells you is true without asking for any proof, because you have decided to trust them 相信某人的话；凭空相信 i'm afraid i can't let you see the letter, so you'll just have to take what i'm saying on trust. 很抱歉我不能让你看这封信，所以如果你信任我，就得相信我说的话。 he said he'd never been in trouble before, which i was content to take on trust. 他说自己从未惹过麻烦，这一点我很乐意相信。 take/accept something at face value /ˌteɪk, əkˌsept something ət ˌfeɪs ˈvæljuː/ [verb phrase] to believe what someone says or what you read, without thinking that it may have another meaning 对［某事或某人说的话］信以为真 netta accepted amelia's explanation at face value and didn't ask any more questions. 妮塔拿阿梅莉亚的解释当真，没有进一步追问。 the letter, if we take it at face value, suggests that richard is quite happy in his job. 若只看表面，这封信是说理查德对自己的工作很满意。 buy /baɪ/ [transitive verb] informal to believe a reason or explanation, especially one that is not very likely to be true - use this especially in negatives and questions 【非正式】相信［不大可能是真实的理由或解释，尤用于否定句和疑问句］ we could tell him it was an accident, but he'd never buy it. 我们可以对他说那是一次意外，但他决不会相信。 ‘he said he was with friends last night.’ ‘are you going to buy that?’ “他说昨夜是和朋友在一块儿。”“你会相信吗？”2. to believe something that is not true 相信不确实的事 swallow /ˈswɒləʊǁˈswɑː-/ [transitive verb] to believe a story, explanation etc that is not actually true, in a way that makes people think you are stupid 轻信；轻易接受［不符事实的话或解释等］ you mean to tell me you swallowed a story like that? 你的意思是说你居然轻易相信了那番话？ her explanation of where the money went is a little hard to swallow. 她对那笔钱的去向的解释让人难以接受。swallow something whole completely believe it 全盘相信某事 the company has been telling lies for years, but local media has swallowed them whole. 那家公司多年来一直在说谎，但当地的新闻界居然全盘相信了。 fall for /ˈfɔːl fɔːʳ/ [transitive phrasal verb] to believe something that is not true, that someone tells you to trick you 对…信以为真；上…的当 they told me i'd earn over a thousand dollars a week and i fell for it. 他们告诉我说我一周能挣到一千多美元，我信以为真。 she should know better than to fall for that old excuse. 她应该知道不能被这么一个老掉牙的借口骗倒。 be taken in /biː ˌteɪkən ˈɪn/ [verb phrase] to believe that someone is telling the truth, when in fact they are lying in order to trick you 受骗，上当 he told me that it was a genuine diamond, and i was completely taken in. 他跟我说那是颗真钻石，我完全受骗了。be taken in by don't be taken in by products claiming to make you lose weight quickly. 不要被那些声称能够让你快速减肥的产品骗了。 gullible /ˈgʌlɪbəl, ˈgʌləbəl/ [adjective] too willing to believe what other people tell you, so that it is easy to cheat you 轻信的，易受骗上当的 how can you be so gullible! he's not really french. 你怎么这样轻信别人呢！他不是真的法国人。 he seemed to treat me as if i were a gullible schoolgirl. 他似乎把我当成一个容易受骗上当的女学生。 hook, line, and sinker /ˌhʊk ˌlaɪn ənd ˈsɪŋkəʳ/ [adverb] if you believe something hook, line, and sinker, you believe it completely even though it is so silly that it could not possibly be true 完全地，无保留地［相信谎言］ what an idiot! he believed the whole story hook, line, and sinker! 真是笨蛋！那一大篇鬼话他居然全信了！ the people seem to have swallowed the government's promises hook, line, and sinker. 人们似乎已全盘相信了政府的承诺。3. when you do not believe something 不相信某事时 not believe /nɒt bə̇ˈliːv/ [transitive verb not in progressive] to not believe that something is true or that someone is telling the truth 不相信 she doesn't believe anything he tells her. 他告诉她什么她都不信。 i told her it was an accident, but she didn't believe me. 我告诉她这是个意外，但她不相信我。not believe (that) i don't believe you meant half the things you said. 我不相信你的话里有一半是实话。not believe a word of it not believe it at all 压根儿不相信 they say they're going to send me the money, but i don't believe a word of it. 他们说要把钱送来给我，但我一点也不相信。 disbelieve /ˌdɪsbɪˈliːv, ˌdɪsbəˈliːv/ [transitive verb not in progressive] formal to not believe something, especially something that someone has told you 【正式】不相信［尤指某人告诉你的话］ he had nothing to gain from lying so we saw no reason to disbelieve him. 他撒谎也得不到什么好处，所以我们没有理由不相信他。 kim, of course, disbelieved every word the boy said. 金当然不相信那个孩子所说的话。 doubt /daʊt/ [transitive verb not in progressive] to think that something may not really be true or that someone may not really be telling the truth, even though you are not completely sure 怀疑 in all the years i knew him i never once doubted his story. 我认识他那么多年，从来没有怀疑过他的话。 he wondered how he could ever have doubted her. 他不明白自己怎么会去怀疑她。doubt (that) he doubted that the car was hers because everyone knew she had no money. 他怀疑那辆车不是她的，因为人人都知道她没有钱。doubt whether/if they seriously doubted whether the letter had ever existed. 他们对此信是否真的存在深表怀疑。i doubt it spoken he may be able to do a good job, but i doubt it. 也许他能够干得很好，不过我还是怀疑。doubt very much/seriously doubt think something is almost certainly not true 非常怀疑 she says she'll leave him, but i doubt very much that she will. 她说会离开他，但我很不相信她能做得到。 doubter /ˈdaʊtəʳ/ [countable noun] someone who thinks that something is probably not true: 抱怀疑态度的人，怀疑者 i hope to convince any doubters in the audience that our policies will work. 我希望使听众中持怀疑态度的人相信我们的政策是可行的。 take something with a pinch of salt british /take something with a grain of salt american /ˌteɪk something wɪð ə ˌpɪntʃ əv ˈsɔːlt, ˌteɪk something wɪð ə ˌgreɪn əv ˈsɔːlt/ [verb phrase] to not completely believe what someone says to you because you know that they do not always tell the truth 对某事半信半疑 it's best to take what he says with a pinch of salt - he's always exaggerating. 他的话最好不要全信—他老是夸大其辞。 every once in a while i go to a psychic, but i take everything she says with a grain of salt. 我有时会去看灵媒，但我对她说的话不完全相信， disbelief /ˌdɪsbɪˈliːf, ˌdɪsbəˈliːf/ [uncountable noun] the feeling that you cannot believe someone or something, especially because it is very surprising 不相信［尤指让人很吃惊的事］ when people hear tragic news their first reaction is usually one of disbelief. 人们听到噩耗时，最初的反应常常是不敢相信。 my story was met with a mixture of disbelief and contempt. 对我的话，有人怀疑，有人鄙视。do something in disbelief i stared at him in utter disbelief. 我目不转睛地看着他，不敢相信这是真的。 sceptical also skeptical american /ˈskeptɪkəl/ [adjective] someone who is sceptical about something is not sure whether it is true, or does not really believe it 持怀疑态度的：不相信的 when i started this investigation i was sceptical. 刚开始这次调查时我是持怀疑态度的。 his attitude towards all religion is sceptical. 他对一切宗教都持怀疑态度。sceptical about i wish him luck, but i'm skeptical about his chances of success. 我祝他好运，但对他成功的机会心存怀疑。 scepticism also skepticism american /ˈskeptɪsɪzəm, ˈskeptəsɪzəm/ [uncountable noun] his latest theories have met with a lot of scepticism. 他最新提出的理论受到普遍的质疑。 sceptic also skeptic american [countable noun] there are a lot of skeptics out there, but i think the women's basketball program will be a success. 虽然外面有很多人持怀疑态度，但我认为女子篮球计划会成功的。 cynical /ˈsɪnɪkəl/ [adjective] someone who is cynical is not willing to believe that people have good or honest reasons for doing something 愤世嫉俗的；怀疑的 i think movie stars just do charity work to get publicity - but maybe i'm too cynical. 我认为电影明星做慈善工作只是为了宣传，但也许我是太愤世嫉俗了。 an author with a cynical view of life 一位对人生冷嘲热讽的作家cynical about since her divorce, she's become very cynical about men. 离婚后，她怀疑所有的男人。 cynicism /ˈsɪnɪsɪzəm, ˈsɪnəsɪzəm/ [uncountable noun] the public's cynicism about politics is at an all time high. 公众对政治的怀疑情绪空前高涨。 cynic [countable noun] cynics say that christmas is nothing more than a way for stores to make money. 愤世嫉俗者说圣诞节不过是为商店提供赚钱的机会而已。 incredulous /ɪnˈkredjɑləsǁ-dʒə-/ [adjective] unable to believe something because it is so surprising that it seems impossible 怀疑的；不能相信的 everyone looked incredulous when i said i used to drive a taxi. 我说我以前开过出租车的时候，人人脸上都显出怀疑的神色。 ‘a millionaire!’ she was incredulous. ‘like hell he is!’ “他是百万富翁！”她不相信地说，“鬼才相信呢！” the announcement was met by incredulous laughter. 消息宣布后，大家都不相信地大笑起来。4. what you say to someone when you do not believe them 不相信某人时说的话 you're kidding/you're joking /jɔːʳ ˈkɪdɪŋ, jɔːʳ ˈdʒəʊkɪŋ/ spoken informal say this when you are very surprised by what someone has just said and cannot believe that it is true 【口，非正式】别开玩笑了 they got married! you're kidding! 他俩结婚了！你开什么玩笑！ ‘when he sat down, the chair just collapsed.’ ‘you're joking.’ “他坐下时椅子就塌了。”“你是在开玩笑吧。” come off it /come on /kʌm ˈɒf ɪt, kʌm ˈɒn/ spoken informal say this when you cannot believe what someone has said, and you think they do not really believe it themselves 【口，非正式】得了吧，算了吧，开什么玩笑 ‘he kind of reminds me of myself at that age.’ ‘oh come off it. when you were that age all you wanted to do was have fun.’ “他有点让我回忆起我在那个年纪时的样子。”“得了吧。你那么大时只知道寻开心。” oh come on keith - do you really expect me to believe that? 噢，得了吧，基思，你真以为我会相信这种事？ yeah, right /jeə, raɪt/ spoken informal say this when you do not believe something that someone has said, and you think they are deliberately telling you something that is not true 【口，非正式】哦，是吗 ‘i really wanted to come, but i overslept.’ ‘yeah, right. then why didn't you set your alarm?’ “我很想来的，可惜睡过头了。”“哦，是吗。那你为什么不调好闹钟？” (a) likely story /(ə) ˈlaɪkli ˌstɔːri/ spoken say this when you think someone is telling you something that they know is not true 【口】说得像真的似的 ‘i was going to pay the money back as soon as i saw you.’ ‘yeah. likely story!’ “当时我打算一见到你就把钱还给你的。”“说得好像真有这回事似的！” pull the other one /ˌpʊl ði ˈʌðəʳ wʌn/ british spoken say this when it is very clear that someone is not telling you the truth or that they are trying to trick you 【英口】别逗了 oh, pull the other one, john. you can't seriously expect me to believe that! 别逗了，约翰。你不是真的以为我会相信这种事吧！ get out of here! /get ˈaʊt əv ˌhɪəʳ/ american spoken say this when you think that something is very surprising or that someone is not telling you the truth or is trying to trick you 【美口】别瞎说了，得了 ‘i got the car for just $350 dollars.’ ‘get out of here!’ “我买这辆车才花了350美元。”“别瞎说了！” i wasn't born yesterday /aɪ ˌwɒznt bɔːʳn ˈjestəʳdiǁ -ˌwɑːznt-/ spoken say this when you think someone is lying to you and you want to show them that you are not stupid enough to believe it 【口】我又不是三岁小孩子 you can't expect me to trust you after all the other promises you've broken, you know. i wasn't born yesterday. 你失信了那么多次，别指望我会信任你了。我又不是三岁小孩子。5. when something seems likely to be true 某事可能是真的 believable /bɪˈliːvəbəl, bəˈliːvəbəl/ [adjective] if a story, explanation etc is believable, you can believe it because it seems possible or likely 可信的 the plot is believable, but the characters aren't very interesting. 故事的情节很可信，但人物都不怎么有趣。 hardly anything they put on the news programs these days is believable. 现今的新闻节目中很少有可信的东西。 convincing /kənˈvɪnsɪŋ/ [adjective] a convincing explanation, argument, reason etc seems likely to be true 令人信服的，有说服力的 i didn't find any of their arguments very convincing. 我觉得他们的论据不能令人信服。 there is no convincing evidence that the tax cut will produce new jobs. 没有确凿的证据表明减税能够提供新的职位。 plausible /ˈplɔːzɪbəl, ˈplɔːzəbəl/ [adjective] something that is plausible seems reasonable and likely to be true, even though it may actually be untrue - use this especially about an explanation, excuse, or idea ［尤指解释、借口、想法等］似乎有道理的 his explanation sounds fairly plausible to me. 我觉得他的解释似乎颇有道理。 i need to think of a plausible excuse for not going to the meeting. 我不去开会得想个可信的借口。 credible /ˈkredɪbəl, ˈkredəbəl/ [adjective] something that is credible can be believed because it seems likely or because you trust the person who is saying it 可信的，可靠的 her story is completely credible - she doesn't usually exaggerate. 她的话绝对可信。她一般不夸大其词。 the complaint would be more credible if he could remember more specific details. 如果他能记起更多细节的话，这次投诉就会更可信了。 credibility /ˌkredɪˈbɪləti, ˌkredəˈbɪləti/ [uncountable noun] your story lends credibility to one of the witnesses’ statements makes it seem credible. 你的话使其中一名证人的证词显得更可信。 have a ring of truth /hæv ə ˌrɪŋ əv ˈtruːθ/ [verb phrase not in progressive] a story or explanation that has a ring of truth contains something that makes you believe it, even though it does not at first seem true 有可信之处 i don't really trust her, but some of what she says has a ring of truth. 我并不真正信任她，但她所讲的话中有一部分似乎是真实的。 lies by their nature have a ring of truth - otherwise, people wouldn't believe them. 谎言本身自有其可信之处，要不然也没有人会相信了。6. when something seems very unlikely to be true 某事似乎很不可信 unbelievable /ˌʌnbɪˈliːvəbəl, ˌʌnbəˈliːvəbəl/ [adjective] difficult or impossible to believe 难以置信的 the things he had heard about her were almost unbelievable. 他所听说的有关她的事情简直令人难以置信。it is unbelievable how/that it's unbelievable how nasty people can be. 真难以相信人会这样卑鄙恶毒。 i find it unbelievable that mr. carey does not remember the meeting at all. 凯里先生居然把开会的事忘得一干二净，我觉得难以相信。 unlikely /ʌnˈlaɪkli/ [adjective] a story, explanation, or excuse that is unlikely cannot be believed because it is so unusual ［说法、解释或借口］不大可能是真的 that sounds a pretty unlikely story to me! 那番话我觉得不大可信！ students invent all sorts of unlikely explanations as to why they can't do their homework. 学生们编造各种古怪的借口来解释自己为什么不做功课。it is unlikely (that) i think it's unlikely that the police had anything to do with it. 我觉得警方不大可能与此事有任何关连。highly unlikely it's highly unlikely that burton will be the party's nominee. 伯顿不大可能成为该党的被提名人。 improbable /ɪmˈprɒbəbəlǁ-ˈprɑː-/ [adjective] a statement or event that is improbable is difficult to believe, even though it may in fact be true or may actually have happened 难以相信的；不大可能的 the rockets managed an improbable victory in last night's game. 昨晚的比赛中火箭队令人难以置信地取得了胜利。it is improbable that it's improbable that she would have been so successful without famous parents. 如果没有她那有名望的父母，她不大可能这么成功。highly improbable it's highly improbable that someone would win the lottery twice. 一个人买彩票两次中大奖是极不可能发生的。 implausible /ɪmˈplɔːzɪbəl, ɪmˈplɔːzəbəl/ [adjective] a statement or explanation that is implausible is difficult to believe because it is not like the way things usually happen 难以置信的 jill says she can earn $50,000 from the job, but this is an implausible figure. 吉尔说她干那份工作可以赚到50,000美元，但这个数字不太可信。 the idea that a virus could wipe out an entire city so quickly seems a little implausible. 一种病毒可以这么快就摧毁整座城市的想法似乎有点难以置信。 incredible /ɪnˈkredɪbəl, ɪnˈkredəbəl/ [adjective] something that is incredible is so surprising or strange that it is difficult to believe, even though it is probably true 难以置信的；不可思议的 this factory was capable of producing an incredible 100 cars per hour. 这家工厂每小时能生产100辆车，真令人难以置信。it is incredible that it is incredible that the police still haven't caught him. 警方到现在还未抓到他，真让人难以置信。 inconceivable /ˌɪnkənˈsiːvəbəl/ [adjective] something that is inconceivable is so surprising or strange that it seems you cannot believe that it could possibly happen or be true 难以想象的 the amount of time and money they have wasted on the project is inconceivable. 他们浪费在该项目上的时间和金钱之多令人难以想象。it is inconceivable that it's inconceivable that university officials would fire someone as talented and loyal as professor schultz. 大学管理层竟然把这么有才华和忠心耿耿的舒尔茨教授给开除了，简直让人难以置信。 unconvincing /ˌʌnkənˈvɪnsɪŋ◂/ [adjective] ideas, statements, and excuses that are unconvincing do not seem to be true or right and you cannot be persuaded to believe that they are 缺乏说服力的；不能令人信服的 peter came to me with a rather unconvincing apology. 彼得来向我道了歉，但勉强得很。 their denial was unconvincing in view of the physical evidence linking them to the bombing. 有物证显示他们与爆炸有关联，因此他们对事件的否认难以令人信服。 far-fetched /ˌfɑːʳ ˈfetʃt◂/ [adjective] an idea, story, or explanation that is far-fetched is difficult to believe because it sounds so surprising, unusual, or impossible ［观点、叙述、解释］不可信的，牵强的 the idea of travelling to other solar systems may sound far-fetched but scientists now see it as a real possibility. 到其他太阳系去这个想法听起来有点离谱，但科学家现在认为这确实是可能的。 his lawyers argue that the charges are based on a far-fetched conspiracy theory. 他的律师申辩说那些指控是基于一种牵强的阴谋论。 preposterous /prɪˈpɒstərəsǁ-ˈpɑːs-/ [adjective] formal an idea, story, or explanation that is preposterous is impossible to believe because it sounds completely unreasonable 【正式】荒谬的，可笑的 it's a preposterous claim that the government is trying to poison its citizens. 说政府要毒害市民，真是荒谬透顶。it is preposterous that it is preposterous that bruce did not know that we were there. 布鲁斯不知道我们在那里，简直荒谬。 lame /leɪm/ [adjective] an excuse or explanation that is lame is difficult to believe, because the person who says it has not tried hard enough to make it sound true ［借口或解释］站不住脚的，理由不充分的，无说服力的 she's always got some lame excuse for being late. 她总是为自己迟到找些牵强的借口。 it sounded lame but i really had lost my ticket. 这话听起来很不可信，但我真的把票弄丢了。7. when you believe or do not believe that god, ghosts etc exist 相信或不信有上帝、鬼魂等存在 believe in /bɪˈliːv ɪn, bəˈliːv ɪn/ [transitive phrasal verb not in progressive] do your kids still believe in santa claus? 你的孩子还相信有圣诞老人吗? according to one survey, 94% of americans believe in god or a universal spirit. 根据一次调查显示，94%的美国人相信有上帝或某个掌管宇宙的神灵。 atheist /ˈeɪθi-ɪst, ˈeɪθi-əst/ [countable noun] someone who does not believe in any god 无神论者 a lot of young people in england these days are atheists. 现在，英国有许多年轻人都是无神论者。 atheism [uncountable noun] christianity still flourished there, despite the official state doctrine of atheism. 尽管官方宣扬无神论，但基督教在那里仍很盛行。 agnostic /ægˈnɒstɪk, əg-ǁ-ˈnɑː-/ [countable noun] someone who believes that it is impossible to be certain whether god exists or not 不可知论者 she likes to keep an open mind in religious matters and so refers to herself as an agnostic. 她在宗教方面比较开明，所以称自己是不可知论者。 agnosticism /ægˈnɒstɪsɪzəm, əg-ǁ-ˈnɑː-/ [uncountable noun] despite their arguments, i still saw no reason to abandon my agnosticism. 虽然他们论据充足，但我仍觉得没有理由放弃不可知论。8. something that someone believes 相信某事 belief /bɪˈliːf, bəˈliːf/ [countable/uncountable noun] we need to learn to accept people who have different beliefs from ours. 我们需要学会接受与我们信仰不同的人。belief that their experiments were based on the belief that you could make gold from other metals. 他们进行这些实验，是基于人们认为可以从别的金属中提炼出金子。belief in she never lost her belief in god. 她从未失去对上帝的信念。political/religious beliefs they were put in prison because of their political beliefs. 他们因自己的政治信仰被投进监狱。belief system people with a strong spiritual or philosophical belief system are more likely to remain healthy. 具有坚定的精神或哲学信仰体系的人更有可能保持身体健康。contrary to popular belief despite what most people believe 和大家普遍的看法相反 contrary to popular belief, cold weather does not make you ill. 与大家的看法相反，寒冷的天气不会使人生病。 faith /feɪθ/ [uncountable noun] a strong belief that something is true or can be trusted, especially religious belief 信念；信仰：宗教信仰 faith in it was her faith in god that helped her survive the long years in prison. 是她对上帝的信仰帮助她熬过了漫长的牢狱生涯。 he places a great deal of faith in people's honesty. 他对人们诚实的品质坚信不移。shake somebody's faith make someone doubt what they believe 动摇某人的信心 the judge's decision shook her faith in the legal system. 法官的判决动摇了她对司法体系的信念。 superstition /ˌsuːpəʳˈstɪʃən, ˌsjuː-ǁˌsuː-/ [countable/uncountable noun] a belief that some objects or actions are lucky and some are unlucky, based on old ideas of magic 迷信 some scientists view all religion as superstition. 有些科学家把一切宗教都视为迷信。superstition that it's an old superstition that walking under a ladder is unlucky. 走在梯子底下不吉利是一种古老的迷信说法。 superstitious /ˌsuːpəʳstɪʃəs◂, ˌsjuː-ǁˌsuː-/ [adjective] too ready to believe old-fashioned ideas about particular objects or actions being lucky or unlucky 迷信的 he won't go anywhere near the cemetery because he's so superstitious. 他很迷信，他是不肯走近墓地的。 don't listen to what she says about birds in the house being bad luck - it's just superstitious nonsense. 别理会她说鸟在屋子里会带来噩运，那只是无聊的迷信思想。9. something that someone believes that is definitely not true 某人相信的错误的事 illusion /ɪˈluːʒən/ [countable noun] a belief or idea that is false, especially a belief in something good about yourself or about the situation you are in 错觉；幻觉 she thought he loved her but it was just an illusion. 她以为他爱她，但这不过是错觉罢了。 alcohol gives some people the illusion of being witty and confident. 酒精会使一些人误以为自己既聪明又自信。illusion that there seems to be a widespread illusion that there are no class barriers anymore. 似乎有一种普遍存在的错觉，以为阶级障碍已不存在了。under an illusion people had bought these houses under the illusion that their value would just keep on rising. 人们买这些房子是因为他们误以为这些房子会不断升值。 fallacy /ˈfæləsi/ [countable noun] something that a lot of people believe but which is completely untrue ［许多人相信的］谬误；谬论 the idea that a good night's sleep will cure everything is a complete fallacy. 好好睡一觉便能治百病的说法纯属谬论。 it's a fallacy that all fat people are fat simply because they eat too much. 认为所有胖子都是因为吃得太多才肥胖是一种谬误。 myth /mɪθ/ [countable noun] something a lot of people believe because they want to believe it, not because it is based on fact ［没有事实根据的］虚构的东西；荒诞传说 the first myth about motherhood is that new mothers instantly fall in love with their babies. 说起母性，人们首先便会想当然地认为，孩子一出世，初为人母者便会对他们产生感情。 it is a myth that battered women deserve or want to be beaten. 认为受虐待的妇女是活该或自己讨打，这是一个错误的观念。 delusion /dɪˈluːʒən/ [countable noun] a completely mistaken idea about yourself or the situation you are in, especially one that everyone else knows is wrong 错觉；妄想 she now had to finally forget the dreams and delusions of her youth 如今，她终于不得不抛却年轻时的梦想与狂想。under a delusion i was still under the delusion that everyone was trying to cheat me. 我仍有一种错觉，以为人人都想欺骗我。 mistaken belief /mɪˌsteɪkən bə̇ˈliːf/ [countable noun] a belief you have that is wrong, although you do not realize it is wrong at the time when you have it 错误的想法［信念］ when i started as a teacher i had the mistaken belief that all kids are interested in learning. 我刚开始当老师时错误地以为所有孩子都对学习感兴趣。 misconception /ˌmɪskənˈsepʃən/ [countable noun] something that is not true but which people believe because they do not have all the facts or they have not properly understood the situation ［因不了解而产生的］误解；错误想法 no, it's not actually true that rail travel is more expensive - that's a misconception. 不，坐火车更贵一些的说法其实不对—这是一个错误的想法。misconception that employers seem to share the general misconception that young people are more efficient than older workers. 雇主们似乎都有这么一种误解，以为年轻人的效率比较年长的工人要高。 old wives’ tale /ˌəʊld ˈwaɪvz ˌteɪl/ [countable noun] a popular belief or piece of advice that has existed for a long time but which you think is stupid 荒诞说法；无稽之谈 it's not true that if trees have a lot of fruit in the autumn it will be a cold winter - that's just an old wives’ tale. 如果树木在秋天结出许多果实，冬天就会非常寒冷，这话不符合事实——不过是无稽之谈罢了。 be·lieve /bɪ`liv; bɪˈliːv/v 1. [t] to think that something is true or that someone is telling the truth 相信:◇he said kevin started the fight, but no one believed him. 他说是凯文挑起打斗的，但没人相信。◇+ (that) i can't believe he's only 25! 我无法相信他只有 25 岁！◇believe sb to be sth the jury believed jones to be innocent. 陪审团认为琼斯无罪。 2. [t] to have a particular opinion about something, without being completely sure 以为; 认为; 想:◇+ (that) i believe she'll be back on monday. 我想她会在星期一回来。 3. i can't/don't believe used when you are very surprised or shocked 我无法相信［表示吃惊、震惊］:◇i can't believe you lied to me! 我真不敢相信你对我说谎！ 4. would you believe it! used when you are surprised or slightly angry about something 你能相信吗！［用于表示惊讶或微怒］:◇would you believe it, he even remembered my birthday! 你能相信吗，他竟然记得我的生日！ 5. could not believe your eyes used to say that you were very surprised by something 无法相信自己的眼睛［表示极度惊讶］ 6. believe it or not spoken used when something is true but surprising 【口】 信不信由你:◇believe it or not, i don't actually dislike him. 信不信由你，我其实并不讨厌他。 7. [i] to have religious faith 笃信宗教believe in sth1 to be sure that something or someone definitely exists 相信［某物存在］:◇do you believe in ghosts? 你相信有鬼吗？2 to think that someone or something is good, or able to be trusted 信任，相信:◇we believe in democracy. 我们相信民主。 ☞ believe |
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