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believein（believe in的用法分析）
一、 用于believe in sb [sth ]，表示相信或信任某人或某物，共有下列四种用法：
1.信仰。如：
You grew up in an agnostic household and have never been able to bring yourselfto believe in God.
你在一个信仰不可知论的家庭里长大，一直都无法信仰上帝。
He believes in God. 他信仰上帝。
I believe in Christianity.
我信仰基督教。
2.相信……的出现。如：
I don't believe in ghosts
我不相信有鬼。
I believe in life after death.
我相信人死后生命会以某种形式存在。
Do you believe in magic?
你相信法术真的存在吗？
Do you believe in ghosts? 你相信有鬼吗?
3.信任，信任。如：
Nobody believes in him. 没人信任他。
比较：I can believe him, but I cannot believe in him. 我相信他说的话是真的，可是不相信他的为人。
believe表示相信某人讲的话是真的或相信某事会出现(或已经发生); 而believe in却多表示信任某人或信仰某事情,相信其存在或价值,之后常接真理、宗教一类的词,接sb 作宾语则指相信某人的人格或能力。
I believe him, though his story sounds unlikely. 我相信他说的话，虽然听上去不太可能。
Some of his supporters have stopped believing in him. 他的一些拥护者已经对她失去信心。
If you believe in yourself you can succeed.
只要自信，就能成功。
I believe in my good friend, tom.
我信任我的好朋友汤姆。
I believe in you.
我相信大家。
4.相信……的真实性。
I believe in progression, in taking risks, in never getting stale.
我尊崇进取、探险和永不倦怠。
Many African tribes believe in reincarnation.
很多非洲的部族都相信人会转世。
Do you believe in everything the Bible says? 你相信《圣经》里的每句话?
I believe in the institution of marriage.
我相信婚姻制度。
I think I'm more aware now of some spiritual things and I do believe in good andevil.
我觉得我如今更加重视精神生活，而且我确实相信善恶报应。
He does not believe in fate.
他不相信命运。
二、 用于believe in doing sth ， 表示相信做某事有好处、可行、应该的。含义“相信（某种事物的）价值，觉得某事好（对、正确、可接受）”如：
He believes in getting plenty of exercise. 他相信多做运动必有好处。
They believe in letting children make their own mistakes. 他们相信（觉得、赞成）让小朋友自己出错有好处。
I don't believe in getting what by underhand method.
我觉得以不光明的手法获得想要得到的物品是不应该的。
The government most assuredly does believe in organic farming.
政府的确坚信有机耕种切实可行。
He doesn’t believe in hitting children. 他不赞成打小孩。
