单词	believable
释义	believablebe‧liev‧a‧ble /bəˈliːvəbəl/ adjective Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Hardly anything they put on the news programs these days is believable. Her story is told in a straightforward, believable fashion. The plot is believable, but the characters aren't very interesting. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS I promise you, Doctor, the solution is quite believable. In fact, it will make anything else you say less believable. In the opener, the action is believable, and the effects sharp. It consistently indulged in folies de grandeur - and somehow it made them believable. One of the differences between life and writing is that writing always has to be believable whereas life isn't! The movie is spectacular but believable, exciting yet cerebral. Very laudable, Leo, but hardly believable. We will be able to judge which candidate is more believable. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorwhen something seems likely to be true► believable if a story, explanation etc is believable , you can believe it because it seems possible or likely: · The plot is believable, but the characters aren't very interesting.· Hardly anything they put on the news programs these days is believable. ► convincing a convincing explanation, argument, reason etc seems likely to be true: · I didn't find any of their arguments very convincing.· There is no convincing evidence that the tax cut will produce new jobs. ► plausible something that is plausible seems reasonable and likely to be true, even though it may actually be untrue - use this especially about an explanation, excuse, or idea: · His explanation sounds fairly plausible to me.· I need to think of a plausible excuse for not going to the meeting. ► credible something that is credible can be believed because it seems likely or because you trust the person who is saying it: · Her story is completely credible - she doesn't usually exaggerate.· The complaint would be more credible if he could remember more specific details. ► have a ring of truth a story or explanation that has a ring of truth contains something that makes you believe it, even though it does not at first seem true: · I don't really trust her, but some of what she says has a ring of truth.· Lies by their nature have a ring of truth - otherwise, people wouldn't believe them. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► more · Courageous behaviour and dogged endurance are more believable here than in many other types of adventure-story.· We will be able to judge which candidate is more believable.· The poem might be thought self-pitying if it were more believable.· And the manslaughter charges were much more believable, and would be harder to fight. NOUN► character · This doesn't work with video, which is a literal medium demanding believable characters in believable situations.· Stevenson, Anne Noted for her realistic, fast-paced stories, believable characters, and excellent use of dialogue. Word family WORD FAMILYnounbeliefdisbeliefbelieveradjectivebelievable ≠ unbelievabledisbelievingverbbelieve ≠ disbelieveadverbunbelievably something that is believable can be believed because it seems possible, likely, or real:  a story with believable characters in it That scenario is entirely believable.
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