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及物動詞vt. 1. 相信;信任他的話我一句也不信。2. 認為;猜想,料想eg: We believe Mr. Smith to be innocent.我們認為史密斯先生是無辜的。I believe he has come.我想他已經到了.不及物動詞vi. 1. 篤信宗教eg：The Hendersons seldom go to church, but they believe.亨德森一家很少去教堂做禮拜,但他們篤信宗教。2. 相信;信任;信仰eg：He did not believe in Howards honesty.他不相信霍華德為人真誠。3. 猜想,料想
1.VERB相信；認為If you ]believeb]that something is true, you think that it is true, but you are not sure. Experts believe that the coming drought will be extensive... 專家們認為即將發生的旱災將侵襲大片地區。I believe you have something of mine...我想你拿了我什麼東西。The main problem, I believe, lies elsewhere...主要的問題，我認為，出在別的地方。2.VERB相信（某人或某人的話）If you believe someone or if you believe what they say or write, you accept that they are telling the truth. He did not sound as if he believed her...他聽起來似乎並不相信她。Never believe anything a married man says about his wife...永遠不要相信一個已婚男人說的任何有關他妻子的話。Dont believe what you read in the papers.不要相信報紙上看到的東西。3.VERB相信有…；認為…存在If you believe in fairies, ghosts, or miracles, you are sure that they exist or happen. If you believe in a god, you are sure of the existence of that god. I dont believe in ghosts...我不相信有鬼。Do you believe in magic?你相信魔法真的存在嗎？4.VERB認為…是應該的（或正確的）If you believe in a way of life or an idea, you are in favour of it because you think it is good or right. He believed in marital fidelity.他認為婚內應該忠誠。...decent candidates who believed in democracy.信奉民主政治的正派候選人5.VERB對…有信心；信任；信賴If you believe in someone or what they are doing, you have confidence in them and think that they will be successful. If you believe in yourself you can succeed.只要自信，就能成功。