(1) 相信，信任 (consider to be true or honest) [T+n，T+wh]：～a person/one's parents相信(信任)某人/父母(的话);～that/sb's story/sb's words/sb's report/what sb said相信那事/某人的谎话/某人的话/某人的报告/某人说的话;not～one's eyes/one's ears不敢相信自己的所见/所闻;B～me， it's important.相信我，这确实很重要。Seeing is～ing.眼见为实。〖同〗trust;〖反〗doubt，distrust，disbelieve;

(2) 认为，想 (hold as an opinion， think) [T+that，T+wh，C+n+to-inf， C+n+adj/n]：～that sb is honest/it is a mistake认为某人是诚实的/这是一个错误;not～what difficulty sb has/how difficult it is for sb没料想到某人会遇到什么困难/这对某人有多么困难;～sb (to be) honest/innocent/dead/a great artist认为某人是诚实/无辜/死了/伟大的艺术家;～sth to be true认为某事是真的;～sth to have been a mistake/sb to have done sth认为某事曾是一个错误/某人做了某事;～the plant to grow in Scotland/the chest to contain gold coins认为这种植物生长在苏格兰/这柜子里有金币;Mr Brown， I～.我想您是布朗先生吧。He's very well known， I～， in America.我想，他在美国很有名吧。“He is French?”“I～so/not. ” “他是法国人?”“我想他是/不是。”〖同〗think，imagine，suppose，assume;

(3) 有宗教信仰 (have religious faith) [I]：Will everyone who～s go to heaven? 信奉上帝的人都能进天堂吗?

believe in (v prep) 1)信仰，相信(……的存在) (vt)：～in Jesus/The Bible信仰耶稣/圣经;～in fairies/God/ghosts/that sort of thing相信有仙女/上帝/鬼/那种事情;2)信任(vt)：～in sb's good character/sb's honesty信任某人的人格/诚实;～in the theory/the government/one's friends信任那种理论/政府/朋友; 3)认为有用(有价值/正确) (vt)：(not)～in getting plenty of exercises/going to extremes/buying cheap goods 认为大量的锻炼(没)有好处/(不)赞成走极端/(不)赞成买便宜货;～in exercise/fresh air/capital punishment认为锻炼/新鲜空气/死刑有好处;～in kindness to criminals认为对罪犯仁慈是对的;

believe it or not 信不信由你：B～it or not， we didn't feel homesick abroad.信不信由你，我们在国外不想家。

Would you believe (it)? 令人难以置信：Today， would you～， he came two hours late! 真难以相信，他今天晚来两个小时!

make believe (that) 假装：He made～(that) he was ill.他假装有病。

→ be′liever n (宗教)信徒;相信(某事物)有价值的人;be′lievable adj 可信的;be′lievably adv 可信地;disbe′lieve v 不相信;belief n