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believe /bɪˈliːv/► SEE ALLbelieve it or notbelieve (you) medon’t you believe it!give sb to believe/understand (that)…I don’t believe it!if you, they, etc. believe that, you’ll, they’ll, etc. believe anythingI’ll believe it/that when I see itmake believe (that…)not believe your eyes/earswould you believe (it)?you/you’d better believe it!lead sb to believe (that…)
●beˌlieve it or ˈnot (spoken) it is true, even though it does not sound likely 爱信不信◆Believe it or not, I’ve just won £1000 in a competition!
信不信由你，我刚在比赛中赢得了 1 000 英镑的奖金！◆I am still, believe it or not, very nervous about speaking in public.
说真的，要在公众场合讲话我还是非常紧张。●beˌlieve (you) ˈme (spoken) used for emphasizing a statement, a promise or a threat （用于强调）相信我，我向你保证◆I’ll be seeing her tomorrow, and, believe you me, I’ll tell her exactly what I think of her.
我明天就要和她见面，我向你保证，我会告诉她我究竟怎么看她。●don’t you beˈlieve it! (spoken) used to tell sb that sth is definitely not true （用于告诉某人绝对不是真的）千万不要相信◆Some people say skiing is easy but don’t you believe it!
有人说滑雪很容易，千万别相信！●give sb to beˈlieve/underˈstand (that)… (formal) (often used in the passive 常用于被动语态) make sb believe/understand sth 使某人相信／明白◆I was given to understand that she had resigned.
他们让我以为她已经辞职了。●I don’t beˈlieve it! (spoken) used to say that you are surprised or annoyed about sth （表示惊奇或恼怒）我简直无法相信◆I don’t believe it! What are you doing here?
真想不到！你怎么会在这里？●if you, they, etc. believe ˈthat, you’ll, they’ll, etc. believe ˈanything (informal) you, they, etc. would be very stupid to believe that 如果你（或他们等）连这都信，还有什么不相信◆He says he’ll pay for your trip? Well, if you believe that, you’ll believe anything!
他说你的旅行费用由他支付？噢，如果你连这都信，不是个傻瓜才怪呢！●I’ll believe it/that when I see it (informal) used for expressing doubt that sth will happen or be done （表示怀疑）我要亲眼见了才相信◆‘He says he’s going to give up smoking.’ ‘I’ll believe that when I see it!’
“他说他打算戒烟。”“我表示怀疑。”●make beˈlieve (that…)pretend (that…) 假装（…）◆The journey seemed like an attempt to make believe that the modern world didn’t exist.
这次旅程像是要营造出现代世界并不存在的氛围。◆a world of fantasy and make-believe
虚幻的世界●not beˌlieve your ˈeyes/ˈears (usually used with can’t or couldn’t 通常与 can't 或 couldn't 连用) think that sth you see/hear is very surprising 不相信自己的眼睛／耳朵；对所见／所闻非常吃惊◆I couldn’t believe my ears when I heard my name mentioned on the radio.
听到收音机里提到我的名字，我简直不相信自己的耳朵。●would you beˈlieve (it)? (spoken) used to show that you are surprised and annoyed about sth （表示惊讶或恼怒）你会相信吗◆And, would you believe, he didn’t even apologize!
而且，说出来你可能不信，他甚至没有道歉！●you/you’d better beˈlieve it! (spoken) used to tell sb that sth is definitely true 那是千真万确；你别不信◆‘He’s not a bad player, is he?’ ‘You’d better believe it!’“他打得不错，是吗？”“没错！”●lead sb to beˈlieve (that…)make sb think sth is true, usually wrongly 使某人误认为，使某人误信（…）◆I was led to believe that I didn’t need a visa to enter the country, and now it appears that I do.我以前误以为入境时不需要签证，但是现在看来还是需要的。◆She led me to believe that she was a student, but she wasn’t.她让我误以为她是个学生，其实她不是。 OPP put/set sb straight (about/on sth) |