| 单词 | belief |
| 释义 | beliefbelief /bəˈlif/ ●●● W2 noun 1[singular, uncountable] the feeling that something is definitely true or definitely exists: belief in She has always had a strong belief in God.belief about Our beliefs about women in the workplace are very different.belief that Our form of government is based on the belief that all people are equal.it is somebody’s belief that It is my belief that we will find the cure for this disease within the next five years.in the belief that Most investors buy stocks in the belief that prices will rise in the long term. There is a widespread belief that violence on TV is harmful to children. They bought the house with the mistaken belief that it was well built. Contrary to popular belief pigs are actually very clean animals (=unlike what most people believe).► see thesaurus at faith2[singular] the feeling that something is good and can be trusted: belief in As a salesperson, you have to have a genuine belief in the product. The judge’s decision shook my belief in the legal system (=made me doubt that it is good or can be trusted).3[countable] an idea that you believe to be true, especially one that forms part of a system of ideas: His religious beliefs had changed over the years. We get along even though we hold different political beliefs.4beyond belief used in order to emphasize that something is so extreme that it is difficult to believe: Their incompetence is beyond belief. → see also disbelief, unbeliefCOLLOCATIONSadjectivesa firm/strong belief It is still my firm belief that we did the right thing.a strongly held/deeply held belief (=one that you believe very much) He has the strongly held belief that the government should not interfere with businesses.a common/popular/widespread belief (=one that a lot of people believe) The study examined the widespread belief that losing weight improves your health.a mistaken/false belief Thieves broke into the building in the mistaken belief that there was expensive computer equipment inside.a sincere belief (=one based on what you really feel is true) We have a sincere belief in the power of art to enhance human life.a passionate belief He had a passionate belief that technology should benefit mankind.verbshave a belief (also hold a belief formal) Strong individuals have a belief that their actions can change things.share somebody’s belief She does not share my belief that things will improve.support/confirm/reinforce a belief The new evidence only reinforced our belief that he was guilty.express/state a belief Supervisors expressed the belief that a compromise could be reached.belief + nounsbelief system (=the set of related things that someone believes) His political views are an important part of his belief system. |
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