believe和trust的区别:中文含义不同、词性不同、用法不同。believe可作动词,含义为“相信”、“把某事当真”、“认为有可能”、“看作”;trust可作名词和动词,含义为“信任”、“信托财产”、“信赖”、“认为可靠”、“期望”。
一、believe的含义及用法
believe作为动词时,意为相信;认为真实;把(某事)当真;认为有可能;认定;看作。
例句:I believed his lies for years.
我很多年都对他的谎话信以为真。
Three sailors are missing, believed drowned.
有三位船员失踪。相信是淹死了。
She couldn't believe (that) it was all happening again.
她简直无法相信整件事又在重演。
The god appears only to those who believe.
信神如神在。
Experts believe that the coming drought will be extensive...
专家们认为即将发生的旱灾将侵袭大片地区。
He did not sound as if he believed her...
他听起来似乎并不相信她。
二、trust的含义及用法
1、作为名词时,意为相信;信任;信赖;委托;信托;信托财产;受托基金机构;受托团体。
例句:Her trust in him was unfounded.
她对他的信任毫无道理。
The money will be held in trust until she is 18.
这笔钱将由人代管到她18岁为止。
2、作为动词时,意为信任;信赖;相信(某人的善良、真诚等);相信;认为可靠;想;希望;期望。
例句:She trusts Alan implicitly.
她绝对信任艾伦。
Don't trust what the newspapers say!
别相信报纸上的话!
I trust (that) you have no objections to our proposals?
我想你不反对我们的建议吧?