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Definition: to choose to believe what someone tells you even though it may be wrong or a lie Level: C2
她说火车晚点了，所以我们这次决定姑且相信她。
She said the train was delayed, so we decided to ___give her ___the ___benefit ___of ___the ___doubt this time.
尽管他的说法听起来不太可能，但我还是选择暂且相信他。
Even though his story sounded unlikely, I chose to ___give him ___the ___benefit ___of ___the ___doubt.
由于没有确凿证据，法官别无选择，只能给予被告疑点利益。
Without concrete evidence, the judge had no choice but to ___give the defendant ___the ___benefit ___of ___the ___doubt.