believe
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/bɪˈliːv/ A2 verb to think that something is true, correct, or real: Strangely, no one believed us when we told them we'd been visited by a creature from Mars. 奇怪的是，當我們告訴他們曾有火星人來訪時，居然沒人相信。
trust
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/trʌst/ B1 verb to believe that someone is good and honest and will not harm you, or that something is safe and reliable: My sister warned me not to trust him. 我姐姐告誡我不要相信他。
accept
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/əkˈsept/ B2 verb to believe that something is true: The police refused to accept her version of the story. 警方不相信她的說法。
buy
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/baɪ/ verb informal to believe that something is true: She'll never buy that story about you getting lost! 她決不會相信你迷路的謊話！
credit
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/ˈkred.ɪt/ verb to believe something that seems unlikely to be true: He even tried to pretend he was my son - can you credit it? 他甚至試圖假裝自己是我兒子——你信嗎？
hold
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/hoʊld/ verb to believe an idea or opinion: You sold it to me, so if it breaks I'll hold you responsible . 是你把它賣給我，所以如果壞了你得負責。
think
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/θɪŋk/ A1 verb to believe something or have an opinion or idea: I think (that) I've met you before. 我覺得以前見過你。
feel
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/fiːl/ B1 verb to have a particular opinion about or attitude towards something: I feel (that) I should be doing more to help her. 我認為我應該更加努力幫助她。
say
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/seɪ/ B1 verb to think or believe: People/They say (that) he's over 100. 據說他已經100多歲了。
belief
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/bɪˈliːf/ B2 noun the feeling of being certain that something exists or is true: His belief in God gave him hope during difficult times. 他對上帝的信奉使他在困境中看到了希望。
credence
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/ˈkriː.dəns/ noun formal the belief that something is true: I'm not prepared to give credence to anonymous complaints. 我不會相信那些匿名投訴。
put/place your faith in sth/sb
phrase to make a decision to trust something or someone: Some people put their faith in strong leaders rather than sound policies. 一些人相信強而有力的領導者，而不相信健全的政策。
wash (with sb)
phrase informal If an excuse or argument won't wash with someone, they are unlikely to believe or accept it.
使相信
convince
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/kənˈvɪns/ B1 verb to persuade someone or make someone certain: He managed to convince the jury of his innocence. 他使陪審團相信他是無辜的。
satisfy
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/ˈsæt̬.ɪs.faɪ/ verb to make someone believe that something is true: His explanation satisfied the court. 法庭接受了他的解釋。
give sb to understand sth
phrase formal to tell someone something or cause someone to think that something is true: I was given to understand she was staying at this hotel. 別人告訴我她住在這家飯店。
相信的
satisfied
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/ˈsæt̬.ɪs.faɪd/ C1 adjective If you are satisfied that something is true, you believe it. The judge was satisfied (that) she was telling the truth. 法官相信她在說實話。
不能相信
incredulity
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/ˌɪn.krəˈduː.lə.t̬i/ noun the feeling of not wanting or not being able to believe something: He felt a sense of incredulity, anger, and pain at the accusation made against him. 對于那些針對他的指控，他感到懷疑、憤怒和痛苦。
不相信
disbelieve
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/ˌdɪs.bɪˈliːv/ verb formal to not believe someone or something: Do you disbelieve me? 你不相信我嗎？
distrust
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/dɪˈstrʌst/ verb to not trust someone or something: Many politicians are deeply distrusted by the electorate. 很多政治人物非常不受選民信任。
mistrust
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/ˌmɪsˈtrʌst/ verb to have doubts about the honesty or abilities of someone: I've always mistrusted politicians. 我總是不信任政治家。
reject
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/rɪˈdʒekt/ B2 verb to refuse to accept, use, or believe something or someone: The appeal was rejected by the court. 上訴被法院駁回。
disbelief
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/ˌdɪs.bɪˈliːf/ noun the feeling of not being able to believe that something is true or real: His response was one of complete disbelief. 他的反應是完全不相信。
distrust
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/dɪˈstrʌst/ noun the feeling of not trusting someone or something: The two groups have existed in a state of mutual distrust for centuries. 幾個世紀以來這兩個群體一直處於互不信任的狀態之中。
doubt sb/doubt sb's word
C1 phrase to not trust someone or believe what they say: He's never lied to me before, so I have no reason to doubt his word. 以前他從未對我說過謊，因此我沒有理由懷疑他說的話。
smh
abbreviation for shaking my head: used, for example on social media and in text messages, when you do not believe something, or do not approve of it
不願相信
incredulity
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/ˌɪn.krəˈduː.lə.t̬i/ noun the feeling of not wanting or not being able to believe something: He felt a sense of incredulity, anger, and pain at the accusation made against him. 對于那些針對他的指控，他感到懷疑、憤怒和痛苦。
非常相信
swear by sth
phrase informal to believe strongly that something is effective or useful: My dad swears by these vitamin pills. 我爸爸很相信這些維他命丸。
拒絕相信
rejection
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/rɪˈdʒek.ʃən/ C2 noun the act of refusing to accept, use, or believe someone or something: The government's rejection of the plans is a setback for us. 政府拒絕批准這些計劃使我們大受挫折。
denial
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/dɪˈnaɪ.əl/ noun an unwillingness to accept that something unpleasant is true: He's still in denial about the break-up of his relationship. 他仍然無法接受他們分手的事實。
開始相信
get sth into your head
phrase to start to believe something: When will you get it into your head that he's not coming back? 你甚麽時候才能相信他不會再回來了呢？
貿然相信
take sth on trust
phrase to believe that something is true although you have no proof
憑空相信
take sth on trust
phrase to believe that something is true although you have no proof
完全相信
buy into sth
phrase disapproving to completely believe in a set of ideas: I don't buy into all that New Age stuff. 我根本不相信那些甚麽新思潮。
fall for sth hook, line, and sinker
phrase to completely believe something that someone tells you that is not true: She told him she needed the money for her baby and he fell for it hook, line, and sinker. 她告訴他，她需要這筆錢給孩子用，他便完全相信了。
我相信
I bet
phrase informal said to show that you understand why someone has a particular opinion or feels a particular way: "I'm so annoyed with her." "I'll bet." 「我實在太煩她了。」「我相信是。」
相信的話
take sb's word for it
B2 phrase to believe that what someone says is true: He said he'd give me a job and I just took him at his word. 他說過會給我一份工作，而我就信以為真了。
相信我
believe me
phrase said when emphasizing that something is true: Believe me, I was scared ! 相信我，我是被嚇著了！
並相信聖經的全部內容為真
Pentecostal
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/ˌpen.t̬ɪˈkɑː.stəl/ noun a member of a Church or group that is part of the branch of the Christian religion known as Pentecostalism, whose members put a lot of emphasis on the power of the Holy Spirit, for example to make people who are sick healthy again, and who believe that everything in the Bible is true: Like other evangelicals, Pentecostals assert the Bible's word-for-word authority, the need to accept Christ, and the duty to share that faith with others before the end days. 五旬節教派的教徒跟其他福音派新教徒一樣，支持聖經一字不差的權威性，支持對基督的信念，還認為自己負有在末日來到之前與人分享信仰的責任。
不加懷疑地相信
accept/take sth on faith
phrase to be willing to believe something without proof
不能相信地
incredulously
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/ɪnˈkredʒ.ə.ləs.li/ adverb in a way that shows you do not want or are unable to believe something: "Did you see that?" she asked incredulously. “你看見了嗎？” 她難以置信地問道。
不能相信的
unbelievable
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/ˌʌn.bɪˈliː.və.bəl/ B2 adjective unable to be believed because unlikely: I thought most of the characters in the play were totally unbelievable. 我發現該劇中的大多數角色都完全不可信。
incredulous
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/ɪnˈkredʒ.ə.ləs/ adjective not wanting or not able to believe something, and usually showing this: A few incredulous spectators watched on as Paterson, ranked 23rd in the world, beat the champion. 一些觀眾觀看了世界排名第23位的派特森擊敗世界冠軍，他們簡直不敢相信。
不相信的
unbelieving
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/ˌʌn.bɪˈliː.vɪŋ/ adjective not believing that something is true: He listened amazed and unbelieving as we told him of this adventure. 當我們告訴他這次冒險時，他聽了既驚訝又難以置信。
不相信神力的
non-charismatic
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/ˌnɑːn.ker.ɪzˈmæt̬.ɪk/ adjective belonging or relating to various groups within the Christian Church who do not believe that God gives people special powers, such as the ability to make others well again and to speak to him in a special language: non-charismatic church services 不涉及神力信仰的教堂祈禱儀式
不願相信地
incredulously
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/ɪnˈkredʒ.ə.ləs.li/ adverb in a way that shows you do not want or are unable to believe something: "Did you see that?" she asked incredulously. “你看見了嗎？” 她難以置信地問道。
不願相信的
incredulous
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/ɪnˈkredʒ.ə.ləs/ adjective not wanting or not able to believe something, and usually showing this: A few incredulous spectators watched on as Paterson, ranked 23rd in the world, beat the champion. 一些觀眾觀看了世界排名第23位的派特森擊敗世界冠軍，他們簡直不敢相信。
根本不相信
not believe a word of it
phrase to not believe that something is true: He told me she was just a friend, but I don't believe a word of it! 他告訴我，她只是普通朋友而已，但我根本就不信！
簡直不敢相信自己有如此好運
not believe your luck
phrase to be very surprised and very pleased
看見證據才會相信的人
doubting Thomas
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/ˌdaʊ.t̬ɪŋ ˈtɑː.məs/ noun a person who refuses to believe anything until they are shown proof
可以相信的
conceivable
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/kənˈsiː.və.bəl/ adjective possible to imagine or to believe: Books on every conceivable subject lined one wall. 靠牆一排排地擺放著所有能想得到的各門學科的書。
難以相信的
unlikely
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/ʌnˈlaɪ.kli/ C2 adjective probably not true: When I asked what he was doing there, he came up with some unlikely explanation. 當我問他在那裡做什麼的時候，他的解釋令人難以信服。
親眼看見才會相信
believe sth when you see it
phrase If you say you will believe something when you see it, you mean you think it will not happen. "Hetty says she'll be here on time." "I'll believe that when I see it." 「赫蒂說她七點鐘會來這裡。」「除非我親眼見到，否則我是不會相信的。」
勸別人相信他們已經相信的東西
preach to the converted
phrase to try to persuade people to believe things that they already believe: You needn't bother telling us how recycling helps the environment, because you're preaching to the converted. 你不必浪費唇舌告訴我們資源回收對環境有甚麼好處，因為我們早就知道了。
容易相信他人的
trusting
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/ˈtrʌs.tɪŋ/ adjective always believing that other people are good or honest and will not harm or deceive you: The child gave a warm, trusting smile. 那個孩子露出可愛而充滿信任的微笑。
未加查核地相信
accept/take sth on faith
phrase to be willing to believe something without proof
無論如何也難以相信
by no stretch (of the imagination)
phrase used to describe things that are definitely not possible or correct: By no stretch of the imagination could he be seriously described as an artist. 無論如何也難以相信人們會認真地稱他為藝術家。
相信迷信的
superstitious
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/ˌsuː.pɚˈstɪʃ.əs/ adjective based on or believing in superstitions: superstitious nonsense 迷信的謬論
相信神存在於宇宙一切事物之中
pantheist
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/ˈpæn.θi.ɪst/ noun specialized someone who believes in many or all gods, or believes that God exists in, and is the same as, all things, animals, and people within the universe: The pantheist believes a divine Unity exists. 泛神論者相信神聖一體。
相信生者可以同死者溝通的人
spiritualist
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/ˈspɪr.ə.tʃu.əl.ɪst/ noun someone who believes that living people can communicate with people who have died, especially someone who helps other people communicate with their dead family members: A spiritualist had told her he could give her a message from her dead husband. 一個招魂術士告訴她可以替她的亡夫帶信給她。
相信唯靈論的
spiritualist
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/ˈspɪr.ə.tʃu.əl.ɪst/ adjective believing that living people can communicate with people who have died, or relating to this belief: A spiritualist medium insisted that the dead girl would return for her best friend's wedding. 一個唯靈學說的傳媒體堅稱那個逝去的女孩會回到人間來參加她好朋友的婚禮。
相信陰謀論的人
conspiracy theorist
noun someone who believes in a conspiracy theory