【believe音标】 英[bɪˈli:v] 美[bɪˈli:v]
【单词释义】 believe是什么意思：
v.信任；料想；笃信宗教
vt.相信；以为，认为；对…信以为真；信任
[单词分级] 中考英语词汇
[第三人称单数] believes
[单词现在分词] believing
[单词过去式] believed
[单词过去分词] believed
【关联词/派生词】
belief n.信任；信心、信念
disbelieve v. 不信；怀疑
disbelief n. [U] 不信；怀疑
belie vt.歪曲真相，掩饰；给人以假象
believer n. 信徒；相信……者
【believe形近词/近似词】
belie vt.歪曲真相，掩饰；给人以假象
disbelieve v. 不信；怀疑
relieve vt.解除；减轻；缓解；解围，解救
relieved adj.放心的；宽慰的 v.解除；减轻；缓解；解围，解救(relieve的过去分词)
unbelievable adj.难以置信的
disbelief n. [U] 不信；怀疑
relief n. 救济；减轻，解除；安慰
unbelievably adv. 难以置信地；不可信地
belief n.信任；信心、信念
【近义词解析】
◇ 认为，考虑
believe (v. 认为，相信)：通常指依据一定的证据，经思考后认为属实，强调不完全肯定，多为主观上的猜测，不用进行时。
consider (v. 考虑，认为)：指在作出选择、决定等之前细想，也指经过仔细考虑、观察后而得出比较客观的看法。
feel (v. 认为，以为)：尤指根据感觉而不是事实来作出判断。 I felt that she was still very weak
think (v. 认为，考虑)：普通用词，不如 believe 正式，指细想或思考，也指按自己的思考提出看法、作出判断或得出结论，多用于个人喜好或生活中的实际情况。
【单词例句】
◇ And I don't believe you can hear how beautifully the birds are singing. You are walking along as though you were on your way to school. It is very beautiful in the woods.
你大概根本没有听到吧？林子里的一切多么美好啊，而你却只管往前走，就像是去上学一样。
---- Little Red Cap
◇ At first the king did not want to believe this, but the old woman kept it up so long, accusing her of so many wicked things, that the king finally let himself be convinced, and he sentenced her to death.
国王起初不相信这些话，可他的母亲一直在他的面前念叨，而且总是说王后干了这样那样的坏事，到后来，国王终於被蒙住了，而且判了王后死刑。
---- The Twelve Brothers
◇ The frog believed the king's daughter. He dipped his head under the water and dived to the bottom. After a while he carried the ball to the surface, and threw it onto the grass.
青蛙相信国王女儿的话。它把头浸入水里，潜至水底。过了一会儿，它把球带出水面，并把它抛在草地上。
---- The Frog Prince
◇ In response number four, I quickly become inclined to believe good things about this candidate including:
如果求职者如上回答，我很快就会认为求职者有如下特质：
---- Why do you want to work here?
◇ And Karen believed all this happened on account of the red shoes, but the old lady thought they were horrible, and they were burnt.
珈伦以为这是因为她那双红鞋的缘故。不过老太太说红鞋很讨厌，所以把这双鞋烧掉了。
---- The Red Shoes
◇ Later, believing all mankind to be equal, he devoted himself to stopping the unfair anti-black laws.
后来，因为相信所有人类都是生来平等，他全身心投入到废除不平等的反黑人法律工作中。
---- The Great President
◇ "The percentage of adults who do not believe smoking causes stroke are for example in China as high as 73 percent, for heart attacks 61 percent of adults in China are not aware that smoking increases the risk," Bettcher said. "We aim to close this gap."
贝彻说：“比如在中国，有多达73%的成年人不相信吸烟会导致中风，61%的成年人不知道吸烟会增加患心脏病的风险。我们要缩小这个差距。”
---- Tobacco use still a major cause of death
◇ An initial survey of 2,000 UK employees revealed that half regularly listen to music on the job. Some of those employees' bosses reportedly encourage the practice, but others are strictly against it, believing it hurts work performance.
一项对2000名英国员工的初步调查显示，半数员工经常在工作时听音乐。据报道，一些老板鼓励这种做法，但其他老板则对此严格反对，认为这会损害工作表现。
---- Listening to classical music at work boosts productivity
◇ Taurus:
Unlike your Aries and Gemini neighbors, you, Taurus, can't stand rushing. You believe in measuring twice (at least) and cutting once, in thinking before you act, and in choosing your words and actions as carefully as possible.
金牛座：牛儿可不像白羊和双子座人那样，你最不能忍受的就是急急忙忙了。无论说话还是做事，谨慎的你凡事都会再三考虑。
---- The most unbearable thing for the twelve zodiac signs
◇ Phea believes China's economic growth target of 5 percent this year is achievable.
金平认为，中国今年能实现5%的经济增长目标。
---- China's stable economic growth crucial to boosting global