consider to be true, honest, or real
hold as an opinion; think; suppose
have a firm religious faith
"I believed his report"
"We didn't believe his stories from the War"
"She believes in spirits"
"I think he is very smart"
"I believe her to be very smart"
"I think that he is her boyfriend"
"The racist conceives such people to be inferior"
"I believe that he will come back from the war"
"When you hear his sermons, you will be able to believe, too"
"You cannot believe this man"
"Should we believe a publication like the National Enquirer?"
For God..gave his only begotten Sonne: that whosoever beleeveth in him, should not perish, but have eternall life.
出自:Bible (AV): King John
I am going to be frank with you, I don't believe in doctors.
出自: G. B. Shaw
Be positive and believe in yourself, otherwise you will start to doubt your own ability.
出自: G. Boycott
甚至在经历了发生在玫瑰酒店里的这件事以后,我还是不相信有鬼。
Do you believe in fairies?
你认为真有仙女吗?
I don't believe in that sort of thing.
我不相信那一套。
I believe in this teaching method.
我相信这种教学法。
I believe in his innocence.
我相信他是无辜的。
I do not believe in such nonsense.
我不相信这种无稽之谈。
A hundred years ago few people believed in the possibility of flying.
一百年前,很少人相信飞行是可能的。
Until now,I have always believed firmly in his good intentions.
至今我一直坚信他的用意是好的。
He profoundly believed in the future victory of the revolution.
他深信革命将来必然会取得胜利。
She could not make anyone believe in her world of fantasy.
她无法使人相信她的幻想境界。
We believe firmly in the inexhaustible creative power of the masses.
我们坚信群众的创造力是无穷无尽的。 believe in sb/sth
Christians believe in God and Jesus.
基督教徒信奉上帝和耶稣。
He said that he had never believed in God.
他说他从不信仰什么上帝。
He believes in Christianity.
他信奉基督教。
My grandpa believes in Buddhism.
我爷爷信奉佛教。
Chinese citizens enjoy the freedom to believe in religion and the freedom not to believe in it and to propagate atheism.
中国公民有信仰宗教的自由和不信仰宗教、宣传无神论的自由。 believe in sb/sth
I don't believe in that man.
我不信任那个人。
I believe in my good friend,Tom.
我信任我的好朋友汤姆。
You can believe in him; he'll never let you down.
你可以信赖他,他不会拆你台的。
We believe in him, who is always true to his word.
我们信任他,他说话总是算数的。
I can believe him, but I cannot believe in him.
我可以信其言,但不能信其人。
We believe in our government.
我们相信政府。
We stopped believing in the football team after they lost twelve matches in a row.
在那支足球队连输了十二场以后,我们不再对它抱有信心了。 believe in sth/v-ing/that-clause
We firmly believe in collective leadership.
我们坚决相信应依靠集体领导。
He believed in rotating the crops to save the strength of the soil.
他主张轮种以保持地力。
They believe in going to bed before ten o'clock and getting up at six.
他们主张10点钟以前睡觉,6点钟起床。
I believe in working like hell.
我主张拼命工作。
He believes in getting plenty of exercise.
他主张多锻炼。
I've always believed in being broad-minded.
我一向主张宽宏大量。
I don't believe in marrying young.
我不赞成早婚。
He is very direct, and believes in speaking his mind.
他很直率,主张怎么想就怎么说。
He believed in the students being taught on the translation method.
他觉得用翻译法教学生比较好。
He believes in that children should be grateful and accept the fact that their parents know what is best for them.
他主张孩子们应感谢并接受这一事实,即他们的父母知道对于他们来说什么是最好的。 believe in sth/v-ing
More and more people are believing in vegetarianism and diet for health.
而今越来越多的人相信素食和节食有利于身体健康。
His grandfather believes more in fresh air and exercise for his health than in medicine.
他的祖父认为,呼吸新鲜空气和锻炼比吃药对他的健康更有益处。
People believe in fresh air as a cure of illness.
人们认为新鲜空气可以治病。
He believes in old-fashioned remedies.
他相信老药方有效。
Jane believes in eating carefully to control her weight.
简认为注意饮食可以控制体重。
Jim believes in going for a run every morning.
吉姆相信每天早上跑步有益处。
你说他在72岁的年纪还要再做父亲?我不相信他会有这种事。
I'd believe anything of that woman!
我看那女人什么事都干得出来!
After all the changes of policy,I'd believe absolutely anything of that man.
经过了最近策略的反复更改,我绝对相信那人什么花样都会使得出来。
I should not have believed the promise of the boss.
我本不该相信老板的许诺的。
她假装没有听懂我的话。 make believe that-clause
Tom made believe he was enjoying whitewashing the fence.
汤姆装作很喜欢粉刷围栏的样子。
My brother made believe that he was sick so that he would not have to go to school.
我弟弟装病,这样他就不必去上学。
I believed (that) you belonged to that company.
我相信你属于那家公司。
You are believed to be honest.
She believes she told me,but she is not sure.
她以为已经告诉我了,但她自己也不太肯定。
She made believe to be ill.
句中believe是不定式,但因前面是make,不带特定宾语,所以省略to。
误 I'm believing he is wrong.
正 I believe he is wrong.
析 believe是状态动词,不可用于进行体。
误 I believe that he didn't tell me the truth.
正 I don't believe that he has told me the truth.
误 I believe he cannot fix the bike.
正 I don't believe he can fix the bike.
析 believe后接从句如果表示否定,否定词往往要放在主句里。
误 I believe him to come.
正 I believe that he will come.
析 believe接动词不定式作宾语补足语时,在主动式中,只能用过去时或完成体; 若表示将来,则须使用that从句。只有在被动式才可使用动词不定式。例如:
误 I believe that it was a mistake, doesn't it?
正 I believe that it was a mistake, wasn't it?
析 当陈述部分是主从复合句,主句谓语动词是believe时,如构成反意疑问句,其附加疑问句部分应与从句中的主谓一致。