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单词 believe
释义 be·lieve
\bə̇ˈlēv, bē- rap. ˈblēv\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English bileven, beleven, from Old English belēfan, belȳfan, from be- + lēfan, lȳfan to allow, believe; akin to Old English gelȳfan to believe, alȳfan to allow, Old High German gilouben to believe, irlouben to allow, Old Norse leyfa to allow, Gothic galaubjan to believe, uslaubjan to allow, Old English lēof dear — more at love
intransitive verb
1.
 a. : to have a firm or wholehearted religious conviction or persuasion — usually used with in
  < believe in the Scriptures >
  and sometimes with on
  < and many believed on him there — Jn 10:42(Authorized Version) >
 b. : to receive in faith or trust : accept
  < a story that divided the audience into those who believed and those who didn't >
  — often used with in
  < serfs incapable of believing in the sincerity of a master who desired to help them — E.J.Simmons >
  < because of its sincerity … this is the kind of play one would like to believe in — Punch >
2. obsolete : to give credence : trust — used with to
 < believe to your own virtues >
3. : to have a firm conviction as to the beneficial, genuine, or good quality of something — used with in
 < believe in physical culture >
4. : think, suppose
 < inclined to believe in accordance with her husband >
transitive verb
1.
 a. : to take (a statement or person making a statement) as true, valid, or honest : give credence to
  < believe the reports >
 b. : to accept or receive as genuine, valid, or good
  < a bland assumption that all scientists … decide and publish what science believes — R.M.Weaver >
2. obsolete : to assume the existence of as true or valid
 < believe a God >
3. : to be of the opinion : suppose, suspect
 < believe it will rain >
 < the dye is believed to be a complex acid >
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