0 to think that something is true, correct, or real -- 相信
Strangely, no one believed us when we told them we'd been visited by a creature from Mars. 奇怪的是,当我们告诉他们曾有火星人来访时,居然没人相信。
[ + that ] He believes that all children are born with equal intelligence. 他相信孩子们出生时智商是一样的。
"Is she coming alone?" "We believe not/so (= we think she is not/is)." “她一个人来吗?”“我想不是的/是的。”
[ + obj + to infinitive ] I believe her to be the finest violinist in the world. 我相信她是世界上最好的小提琴家。
[ + obj + adj ] All the crew are missing, believed dead. 机组人员全部失踪,据信都已遇难。
He told me she was just a friend, but I don't believe a word of it! 他告诉我她只是个普通朋友而已,可我根本就不信!
He's upstairs doing his homework, believe it or not. 他在楼上做功课,信不信由你。
Believe me, I was scared ! 相信我,我是被吓着了!
He said the car in front backed into him, and if you believe that, you'll believe anything! 他说前面的车向后撞了他。这根本就是胡说!
Let's make believe (that) we're pirates. 我们假扮海盗吧。
He claims to have met the president, but I don't believe him.
I still believe that people are fundamentally good.
It's hard to believe there's anything wrong with him - he looks so healthy.
I don't believe they should have put him in prison. It isn't right.
There was thus a clear awareness of a political role that he believed he has been assigned to play.
Often, however, those who believed in the possibility of transformation saw it as a threat.
Cultural activities in the region may have been greater than currently believed to be the case.