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confirm

英 [kənˈfɜːm]

美 [kənˈfɜːrm]

v.  (尤指提供证据来)证实,证明; 使感觉更强烈; 使确信; 批准(职位、协议等); 确认; 认可

过去分词:confirmed 过去式:confirmed 第三人称单数:confirms 现在分词:confirming 

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.1156 / COCA.1851

同义词辨析

provecertifyconfirmdemonstratetestify【导航词义:证实,证明】

provev. 证明
〔辨析〕
普通用词,指以事实等证明某事是真实的。
〔例证〕
Tests have proved that the method works.
实验证明该方法有效。
How can you prove that he has cheated in the exam?
你如何证明他在考试中作弊了?
certifyv. 证实,证明
〔辨析〕
尤指经过某种检验而证实某事正确或真实。
〔例证〕
The accounts of that company were certified by the investigators.
那家公司的账目经调查员核实过。
She had to show the paper to certify that she was in good health.
她得出示她的健康证明。
confirmv. 证实,证明
〔辨析〕
指通过更多的证据确定某事是真实的。
〔例证〕
They need new evidence to confirm his story.
他们需要新的证据来证实他的说法。
To confirm her conjecture, she has to do some tests.
为了证实她的猜测,她需要做一些试验。
demonstratev. 证明,证实
〔辨析〕
指清楚地论证或证实某事。
〔例证〕
His study demonstrates the link between sleep quality and work performance.
他的研究证明了睡眠质量和工作表现之间的联系。
You have to demonstrate that you are reliable.
你得证明自己是靠得住的。
testifyv. 〈书〉证明,证实
〔辨析〕
指清楚地说明某种情况,常后接介词 to。
〔例证〕
Skyrocketing prices testify to the depth of the inflation.
飞涨的物价说明了通货膨胀的严重程度。
The waste paper and cigarette ends that can be seen everywhere testify that littering hasn't been stubbed out.
随处可见的废纸、烟头说明乱扔杂物的习惯并未得到根除。

牛津词典

    verb

    • (尤指提供证据来)证实,证明,确认
      to state or show that sth is definitely true or correct, especially by providing evidence
      1. Rumours of job losses were later confirmed.
        裁员的传言后来得到了证实。
      2. His guilty expression confirmed my suspicions.
        他内疚的表情证实了我的猜疑。
      3. Please write to confirm your reservation (= say that it is definite) .
        预订后请来函确认。
      4. Has everyone confirmed (that) they're coming?
        他们是不是每个人都肯定过一定会来?
      5. Can you confirm what happened?
        你能证实一下发生了什么事吗?
      6. It has been confirmed that the meeting will take place next week.
        已经确定会议将于下个星期召开。
    • 使感觉更强烈;使确信
      to make sb feel or believe sth even more strongly
      1. The walk in the mountains confirmed his fear of heights.
        在山里步行使他更加确信自己有恐高症。
    • 批准(职位、协议等);确认;认可
      to make a position, an agreement, etc. more definite or official; to establish sb/sth firmly
      1. After a six-month probationary period, her position was confirmed.
        经过六个月的试用期后,她获准正式担任该职。
      2. He was confirmed as captain for the rest of the season.
        他被正式任命在这个赛季剩下的时间内担任队长。
    • (给某人)施放坚振,施坚信礼
      to make sb a full member of the Christian Church
      1. She was baptized when she was a month old and confirmed when she was thirteen.
        她出生一个月时受洗礼,十三岁时受坚信礼。

    柯林斯词典

    • VERB 证实,证明(情况属实)
      If somethingconfirmswhat you believe, suspect, or fear, it shows that it is definitely true.
      1. X-rays have confirmed that he has not broken any bones...
        X光片证实他没有骨折。
      2. These new statistics confirm our worst fears about the depth of the recession...
        这些新的统计数据证实经济衰退已经严重到我们最为担忧的境地。
      3. This confirms what I suspected all along.
        这证实了我一直以来的怀疑。
    • VERB (某人)证实,肯定,确认
      If youconfirmsomething that has been stated or suggested, you say that it is true because you know about it.
      1. The spokesman confirmed that the area was now in rebel hands...
        这位发言人证实该地区现已落入叛乱分子手中。
      2. He confirmed what had long been feared...
        他证实了人们长期以来的担心。
      3. Can you confirm this?
        这个你能确定吗?
    • VERB (通常指通过信件或电话)确定,确认(安排或预约)
      If youconfirman arrangement or appointment, you say that it is definite, usually in a letter or on the telephone.
      1. You make the reservation, and I'll confirm it in writing.
        你来预订,我会去函确认。
    • VERB 为…施坚振礼(或坚信礼)(从而正式成为基督教会的成员)
      If someoneis confirmed, they are formally accepted as a member of a Christian church during a ceremony in which they say they believe what the church teaches.
      1. He was confirmed as a member of the Church of England.
        他领受了坚振礼,成为英国国教会的一员。
    • VERB 使坚定,使确信(自己的决定、信仰或观点)
      If somethingconfirmsyouinyour decision, belief, or opinion, it makes you think that you are definitely right.
      1. It has confirmed me in my decision not to become a nun.
        这使我更加坚定了不做修女的决心。
    • VERB 加强,巩固(地位、角色或权力)
      If someoneconfirmstheir position, role, or power, they do something to make their power, position, or role stronger or more definite.
      1. Williams has confirmed his position as the world's number one snooker player.
        威廉姆斯巩固了自己世界头号斯诺克选手的地位。
    • VERB 巩固,确保(某人的名声、角色或地位)
      If somethingconfirmsyouassomething, it shows that you definitely deserve a name, role, or position.
      1. His new role could confirm him as one of our leading actors.
        他的新角色会确保他跻身我们的一流演员之列。

    英英释义

    verb

    • make more firm
      1. Confirm thy soul in self-control!
    • establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
      1. his story confirmed my doubts
      2. The evidence supports the defendant
      Synonym:corroboratesustainsubstantiatesupportaffirm
    • strengthen or make more firm
      1. The witnesses confirmed the victim's account
      Synonym:reassert
    • administer the rite of confirmation to
      1. the children were confirmed in their mother's faith
    • support a person for a position
      1. The Senate confirmed the President's candidate for Secretary of Defense

    双语例句

    • We will always confirm the revised amount to you in writing before debiting your account.
      在记入您账户的借方之前,我们总是会就发生变动的数额书面通知您。
    • Even if the recovery is under way, it may be some time before the official number crunchers confirm it.
      即便经济已经开始复苏,仍要过一段时间官方统计数字才能确认这一点。
    • Earlier reports were unable to confirm that there were any survivors
      早先的报道无法证实是否有幸存者。
    • Further to our letter of june7th, we can now confirm that all the spare parts you requested are available.
      为了对我们6月7日那封信作进一步的说明,我们现在可以保证,你们所要的零件都有现货。
    • He confirmed what had long been feared
      他证实了人们长期以来的担心。
    • Studies confirm this finding.
      研究也证实了这一发现。
    • The spokesman confirmed that the area was now in rebel hands
      这位发言人证实该地区现已落入叛乱分子手中。
    • Further scans are required to confirm the diagnosis of an abnormality
      需要进一步扫描来确诊是否出现异常病变。
    • I have to confirm my reservation.
      我必须确认我的订位。
    • If he funks it, he will confirm the impression of cowardice given by his recent letter.
      如果他对此畏缩,那就会证实他在最近一封信里表现出来的怯懦。