believing

1. VERB 相信；认为
   If you believe that 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。”
2. VERB 相信（某人或某人的话）
   If you believe someone or if you believe what 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。
3. VERB 相信有…；认为…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.
   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？
4. VERB 认为…是应该的（或正确的）
   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.
   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
5. VERB 对…有信心；信任；信赖
   If you believe in someone 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 verb believe with that-clause in order to state a negative opinion or belief, you normally make believe negative, 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 as consider, suppose, and think. 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）。

6. VERB （表示惊奇）难以置信
   Believe is used in expressions such as I can't believe how or it's hard to believe that in 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。
7. 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 cannot believe your eyes or cannot believe 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。
8. PHRASE （强调刚才所述之事令人吃惊）信不信由你
   You can use believe it or not to 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。
9. PHRASE （强调对某事感到惊讶）你会相信吗？
   If you say would 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！
10. PHRASE （强调所述属实）相信我
    You can use believe you me to 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。

1. He is, assuredly, not alone in believing they will win
   毫无疑问，不止他一个人认为他们会赢。
2. I'd been brainwashed into believing I was worthless
   我被洗了脑，认为自己一文不值。
3. I had deluded myself into believing that it would all come right in the end.
   我骗得自己相信最后一切都会好起来。
4. Love songs trick us into believing in knights in shining armor.
   情歌哄骗我们去相信有勇救美人的英雄。
5. If they were captured they wished to die, believing that they would go to paradise.
   如果被捕，他们希望去死，因为他们相信自己能够上天堂。
6. The company started down the slippery slope of believing that they knew better than the customer.
   该公司认为他们比顾客更了解情况，而有这种想法注定是要失败的。
7. Believing yourself to be in the wrong job can be soul-destroying.
   认为自己入错了行的想法会使人心灰意冷。
8. Believing he had only a year to live, his writing took on a feverish intensity.
   由于以为自己只剩一年的活头，他的文字开始变得激情澎湃。
9. Many people fall into the trap of believing that home decorating must always be done on a large scale
   很多人错误地认为家居装修总是要大动一番干戈。
10. She had gone to work believing Helen was safely tucked up in bed.
    她相信海伦已经安然入睡后就去上班了。
11. He spoke so convincingly that you couldn't help believing him.
    他说得有根有梢的，不由得你不信。
12. Fancy his believing it!
    他居然会相信这件事！
13. My father has lived amidst human sin and misery without believing in them.
    我父亲生活在人类的罪恶和痛苦之中，而他自己还不相信。
14. Tom refused to join the army, believing that he had no moral right to kill.
    汤姆认为自己在道义上无权杀人而拒绝入伍。
15. More and more people are believing in vegetarianism and diet for health.
    而今越来越多的人相信素食和节食有利于身体健康。
16. He cheated her into believing him a wealthy man.
    他骗得她相信他是一个富翁。
17. The crowd is heading eastward, believing that they can find gold there.
    人群正在向东移去，他们认为在那里可以找到黄金。
18. Thank you for always supporting me and believing in me.
    谢谢你一直支持我和信任我。
19. If you are, you have simply fooled yourself into believing that you have exited the Construction phase.
    如果您实现了，那您简直是愚弄了自己，让自己相信自己已经退出了构建阶段。
20. I really want to thank you for believing in this story and sharing this incredible journey with me.
    我非常感谢大家相信了派的故事并与我一起分享了这一段旅程。
21. Eg. we were deceived into believing that he could help us.
    我们受骗了，还以为他能帮助我们。
22. As long as you are dreaming, believing, and doing, you can go anywhere and achieve anything.
    只要你在梦想，相信和行动，你就可以达到任何目标和成就任何事业。
23. When you master believing, you have mastered your life.
    当你掌握了“相信”的方法，你掌握了自己的生活。
24. If you cry wolf too often, people will stop believing that you need help.
    如果你经常喊狼来了的话，当你真需要帮助时，人们便不会相信了。
25. I inspire, encourage and motivate by believing in what I do.
    我信仰我的所为能鼓舞，鼓励和激发他人。
26. I have been firmly believing I can achieve them!
    我一直坚信我能够实现他们！
27. I will remember insisting on11 for several years when believing I remember a woman.
    我相信我想起一个女人的时候，会记得坚持了好几年的11位。
28. Now, I have a hard time believing that you know all of this.
    现在，我不相信你知道全部这些事情。
29. I have sure reasons for believing what he told me.
    我有可靠的理由相信他对我讲的话。
30. Believing means trust and commitment-acknowledging our sinfulness, trusting Christ's forgiveness and letting Him control our life.
    相信的意思是信任和委身&承认我们的罪，相信基督的赦免，让他来管理我们的生命。

noun

1. the cognitive process that leads to convictions
   1. seeing is believing