disbelieve
Word family
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++dis·be·lieve /ˌdɪsbəˈliːv/ verb [intransitive, transitive] formal BELIEVE#to not believe something or someone 不相信，怀疑〔某人或某事〕 → doubt I see no reason to disbelieve him. 我没有理由不相信他。 —disbelieving adjective→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
disbelieve• It was also a sign that William Mulholland chose, if not exactly to ignore, then to disbelieve.• Perhaps the best approach to reading a proof for the first time is positively to disbelieve each assertion made.• Kim, of course, disbelieved every word the boy said.• He had nothing to gain from lying so we saw no reason to disbelieve him.• The jury had no reason to disbelieve the witnesses.dis·be·lieve verbChineseSyllable
or Corpus something believe someone not to
disbelieve
dis‧be‧lieve /ˌdɪsbəˈliːv, ˌdɪsbɪˈliːv/
verb [intransitive and transitive] formal
I see no reason to disbelieve him.
—disbelieving adjective
dis‧be‧lieve /ˌdɪsbəˈliːv, ˌdɪsbɪˈliːv/
verb [intransitive and transitive] formal Word Family: noun: belief, disbelief, believer; adjective: believable ≠ unbelievable, disbelieving; verb: believe ≠ disbelieve; adverb: unbelievably
to not believe something or someone ⇨ doubt: —disbelieving adjective
