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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++be·liev·a·ble /bəˈliːvəbəl/ adjective  BELIEVEsomething that is believable can be believed because it seems possible, likely, or real 可信的 a story with believable characters in it 人物真实可信的故事 That scenario is entirely believable. 那样的设想完全是可信的。
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believableHardly anything they put on the news programs these days is believable.Very laudable, Leo, but hardly believable.We will be able to judge which candidate is more believable.I promise you, Doctor, the solution is quite believable.In fact, it will make anything else you say less believable.It consistently indulged in folies de grandeur - and somehow it made them believable.In the opener, the action is believable, and the effects sharp.The plot is believable, but the characters aren't very interesting.The movie is spectacular but believable, exciting yet cerebral.Her story is told in a straightforward, believable fashion.One of the differences between life and writing is that writing always has to be believable whereas life isn't!
be·liev·a·ble adjectiveChineseSyllable
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believable
believable /bəˈliːvəbəl, bɪˈliːvəbəl/ adjective
 Word Family: noun: belief, disbelief, believer; adjective: believableunbelievable, disbelieving; verb: believedisbelieve; adverb: unbelievably
something that is believable can be believed because it seems possible, likely, or real:
    a story with believable characters in it
    That scenario is entirely believable.


be·liev·ableBrE /bɪˈliːvəbl/ 🔊NAmE /bɪˈliːvəbl/ 🔊 adjectivethat can be believed 可相信的;可信任的 SYN plausible Her explanation certainly sounded believable. 她的解释听起来的确可信。🔊🔊a play with believable characters剧中人物真实可信的戏剧 OPP unbelievable