believed

英 [bɪˈliːvd]

美 [bɪˈliːvd]

v.  相信; 认为真实; 把(某事)当真; 认为有可能; 认定; 看作
believe的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 相信；认为
  If youbelievethat something is true, you think that it is true, but you are not sure.
  1. Experts believe that the coming drought will be extensive...
     专家们认为即将发生的旱灾将侵袭大片地区。
  2. I believe you have something of mine...
     我想你拿了我什么东西。
  3. The main problem, I believe, lies elsewhere...
     主要的问题，我认为，出在别的地方。
  4. We believe them to be hidden here in this apartment...
     我们相信他们就被藏在这套公寓里。
  5. 'You've never heard of him?' — 'I don't believe so.'
     “你从来没有听说过他？”——“我认为不是这样的。”
• VERB 相信（某人或某人的话）
  If youbelievesomeone or if youbelievewhat they say or write, you accept that they are telling the truth.
  1. He did not sound as if he believed her...
     他听起来似乎并不相信她。
  2. Never believe anything a married man says about his wife...
     永远不要相信一个已婚男人说的任何有关他妻子的话。
  3. Don't believe what you read in the papers.
     不要相信报纸上看到的东西。
• VERB 相信有…；认为…存在
  If youbelieve infairies, ghosts, or miracles, you are sure that they exist or happen. If youbelieve ina god, you are sure of the existence of that god.
  1. I don't believe in ghosts...
     我不相信有鬼。
  2. Do you believe in magic?
     你相信魔法真的存在吗？
• VERB 认为…是应该的（或正确的）
  If youbelieve ina way of life or an idea, you are in favour of it because you think it is good or right.
  1. He believed in marital fidelity.
     他认为婚内应该忠诚。
  2. ...decent candidates who believed in democracy.
     信奉民主政治的正派候选人
• VERB 对…有信心；信任；信赖
  If youbelieve insomeone or what they are doing, you have confidence in them and think that they will be successful.
  1. If you believe in yourself you can succeed.
     只要自信，就能成功。

Note that when you are using the verbbelievewiththat-clause in order to state a negative opinion or belief, you normally makebelievenegative, rather than the verb. For instance, it is more usual to say 'He didn't believe she could do it...' than 'He believed she couldn't do it'. The same applies to other verbs with a similar meaning, such asconsider,suppose, andthink. I don't consider that you kept your promise... I don't suppose he ever saw it... I don't think he saw me.
注意，当 believe 和 that 从句连用陈述否定的观点或看法时，通常对 believe 而不是从句中的动词加以否定。例如，通常说 He didn't believe she could do it（他认为她做不到），而很少说 He believed she couldn't do it。同样的句型结构也适用于 consider, suppose 和 think 等意思相近的动词：I don't consider that you kept your promise（我认为你没有遵守诺言），I don't suppose he ever saw it（我想他从没见过它），I don't think he saw me（我认为他没有看到我）。

• VERB （表示惊奇）难以置信
  Believeis used in expressions such asI can't believe howorit's hard to believe thatin order to express surprise, for example because something bad has happened or something very difficult has been achieved.
  1. Many officers I spoke to found it hard to believe what was happening around them...
     很多和我谈过的官员都觉得发生在他们周围的事情令人难以置信。
  2. I was a physical and emotional wreck — I still can't believe how I ever got any work done.
     我那时身心俱疲——现在还难以相信我是怎么把一些事情做成的。
• PHRASE （表示对所见所闻惊讶不已）相信自己的眼睛/耳朵
  If you say that you cannotbelieve your eyesor cannotbelieve your ears, you are emphasizing that you are very surprised about something you have seen or heard.
  1. I could not believe my eyes. She was far more beautiful than I had imagined.
     我简直不敢相信自己的眼睛。她比我想象的漂亮多了。
• PHRASE （强调刚才所述之事令人吃惊）信不信由你
  You can usebelieve it or notto emphasize that what you have just said is surprising.
  1. That's normal, believe it or not.
     那很正常，信不信由你。
• PHRASE （强调对某事感到惊讶）你会相信吗？
  If you saywould you believe it, you are emphasizing your surprise about something.
  1. And would you believe it, he's younger than me!
     你信吗？他比我年轻！
• PHRASE （强调所述属实）相信我
  You can usebelieve you meto emphasize that what you are saying is true.
  1. It's absolutely amazing, believe you me.
     这太不可思议了，真的。

双语例句

• He believed in socialism and the brotherhood of man.
  他信仰社会主义，相信人与人之间有手足般的情谊。
• From start to finish he believed in me, often more than I did myself.
  他自始至终都相信我，而且时常超过我对自己的信任。
• The individual colours within the light spectrum are believed to have an effect on health.
  光谱中不同的颜色被认为对健康有不同的影响。
• It's been believed for centuries that great writers, composers and scientists are essentially quite different from ordinary people
  几个世纪以来人们一直相信伟大的作家、作曲家和科学家从根本上就与普通人大不相同。
• They believed there were likely to be further attacks
  他们认为很可能会有更多的袭击。
• He did not sound as if he believed her
  他听起来似乎并不相信她。
• Nearly all of the young people interviewed believed that work was the key to success.
  几乎所有被采访的年轻人都认为工作是成功的关键。
• I'm so gullible I would have believed him.
  我很容易上当，可能会相信他的话。
• They stood up for what they believed to be right
  他们坚决捍卫自己认为是对的事。
• The Prime Minister is believed to have ruled out cuts in child benefit or pensions
  据信首相已经排除了削减儿童救济金或养老金的可能。