| 释义 |
believe in1Have faith in the truth or existence of: those who believe in God...- The idea is to make the association evolve as a meeting place of those who have come from all parts of the country, speaking different languages and believing in different faiths and political ideologies.
- I also have trouble sometimes believing in faith where there is no reality.
- I've never met a living soul who really believes in salvation by faith alone.
Synonyms be convinced of the existence of, be sure of the existence of, be persuaded of the existence of, believe in the existence of 2Be of the opinion that (something) is right or acceptable: I don’t believe in censorship of the arts...- They may exercise voice because they believe in the value of their opinion, instead of believing in the value of having the person with the proper rank hear their opinion.
- Sri Lanka, being a nation with a fairly long record of independence, have always believed in the freedom of opinion in many fields.
- You accept it because you believe in free speech and open debate.
3Have confidence in (a person or a course of action): he had finally begun to believe in her...- It's about forming young people and giving them the confidence to believe in themselves.
- She's given me the confidence to believe in myself, and that anything's possible if you try.
- We seem to have found the cure, now it's just a question of going onto the course and believing in it.
Synonyms have faith in, pin one's faith on, trust in, have every confidence in, cling to, set store by, value, swear by, be convinced by, be persuaded by; subscribe to, approve of, back, support, advocate, champion informal rate See parent entry: believe |