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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]信心;信念;信仰 Belief is a feeling of certainty that something exists, is true, or is good.
  [usu N in n]
  • One billion people throughout the world are Muslims, united by belief in one god.

    全世界有10亿穆斯林,共同的一神信仰将他们团结在一起。

  • ...a belief in personal liberty.

    对个人自由的信仰

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[N-PLURAL 复数名词](对宗教或政治的)信仰,观点,看法 Your religious or political beliefs are your views on religious or political matters.
  [usu supp N]
  • He refuses to compete on Sundays because of his religious beliefs.

    出于宗教信仰,他拒绝在礼拜天进行比赛。

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[N-SING 单数名词]信念;坚定的看法 If it is your belief that something is the case, it is your strong opinion that it is the case.
  [usu N that]
  • It is our belief that improvements in health care will lead to a stronger, more prosperous economy.

    我们坚信,改善医疗保健会使经济更加繁荣昌盛。

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[PHRASE 短语]难以置信 You use beyond belief to emphasize that something is true to a very great degree or that it happened to a very great degree.
  [adj PHR]
  [emphasis]
  • We are devastated, shocked beyond belief...

    我们极为震惊,无法相信所发生的一切。

  • Her son's skin improved beyond belief.

    她儿子的皮肤得到了难以置信的改善。

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[PHRASE 短语]和人们一般的认识相反;和一般看法相反 You use contrary to popular belief to introduce a statement that is the opposite to what is thought to be true by most ordinary people.
  [PHR with cl]
  • Contrary to popular belief, there is no evidence that what you look like makes much difference to your life.

    和人们一般的看法相反,没有证据表明面相对人生有多大影响。

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[PHRASE 短语](通常错误地)认为 If you do one thing in the belief that another thing is true or will happen, you do it because you think, usually wrongly, that it is true or will happen.
  [PHR after v]
  • Civilians had broken into the building, apparently in the belief that it contained food.

    平民百姓闯进了大楼,显然他们误以为里面有食物。


Oxford be·lief / bɪˈliːf ; NAmE bɪˈliːf / noun 1 [uncountable ] belief(in sth/sb) a strong feeling that sth/sb exists or is true; confidence that sth/sb is good or right 相信;信心 I admire his passionate belief in what he is doing. 我佩服他对自己的工作所抱的坚定信心。 belief in God/democracy 对上帝╱民主的笃信 2 [singular ,  uncountable ] belief(that…) an opinion about sth; sth that you think is true 看法;信念 She acted in the belief thatshe was doing good. 她这么做是因为她认定自己是在做好事。 Contrary to popular belief (= in spite of what people may think),he was not responsible for the tragedy. 与大家的看法相反,他对这桩悲剧没有责任。 There is a general belief that things will soon get better. 大家普遍认为情况很快就会好转。 3 [countable ,  usually plural ] something that you believe, especially as part of your religion 信仰;宗教信仰 religious/political beliefs 宗教╱政治信仰 compare
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IDIOM beyond beˈlief (in a way that is) too great, difficult, etc. to be believed 令人难以置信 Dissatisfaction with the government has grown beyond belief. 对政府的不满已经达到令人难以置信的程度。 icy air that was cold beyond belief 冷得令人无法相信的冰冷空气 more at
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be·lief / bɪˈliːf ; NAmE bɪˈliːf /
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beliefbe‧lief /bəˈliːf/ ●●● S3 W2 noun
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1[singular, uncountable] the feeling that something is definitely true or definitely existsbelief in a strong belief in Godbelief that her sincere belief that her brother was not the murdererin the belief that Thieves broke into the building in the mistaken belief that there was expensive computer equipment inside.2[singular] the feeling that something is good and can be trustedbelief in If you’re selling, you have to have genuine belief in the product. When you get something wrong, it can shake your belief in yourself.3[countable] an idea that you believe to be true, especially one that forms part of a system of ideas:  religious beliefs Several members hold very right-wing beliefs.4beyond belief used to emphasize that something is so extreme that it is difficult to believe:  What she did was stupid beyond belief. it beggars belief
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COLLOCATIONSadjectivesa firm/strong belief· It is still my firm belief that we did the right thing.a strongly-held/deeply-held belief (=that you believe very much)· her strongly-held belief that things were much better in the pasta common/popular/widespread belief (=that a lot of people believe)· There is a common belief that educational standards are declining.a widely-held belief (=that a lot of people believe)· The article expressed the widely-held belief that unemployment leads to crime.a mistaken/false belief· the mistaken belief that cannabis is not an addictive druga sincere belief (=based on what you really feel is true)· We have a sincere belief in the power of art to enhance human life.a passionate belief· his passionate belief that technology is a tool to be used for the benefit of mankindverbshave a belief· You must always have the belief that you can succeed.hold a belief· He held this belief until the day he died.be based on the belief that …· Our policies must be based on the belief that the planet’s resources are finite.phrasesit is my belief that· It is my belief that most teachers are doing a good job.contrary to popular belief (=opposite to what most people think)· Contrary to popular belief, boys are not usually better at maths than girls.
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n.相信,信赖;信仰;教义

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