prove [pru:v] (proved, proved, MAINLY US proven) verb SHOW 表明 ESSENTIAL transitive [L] ■to show a particular result after a period of time 证明是,结果是•The operation proved a complete success.这场手术结果是大成功。 •The dispute over the song rights proved impossible to resolve.结果是,有关歌曲版权的争论根本无法解决。 •[L (+ to be)] The new treatment has proved to be a disaster.这种新疗法的结果是一场灾难。 prove yourself ■to show that you are good at something 证明自己的实力•I wish he'd stop trying to prove himself all the time.但愿他别再不停试图证明自己的实力了。 [pru:v] (proved, proved, MAINLY US proven) verb SHOWING TRUTH 证实 IMPROVER transitive ■to show that something is true 证明,证实•[+ that] They suspected that she'd killed him but they could never actually prove that it was her.他们怀疑她杀了他,但他们从来未能确切证明是她干的。 •[+ adj] They proved him innocent/guilty.他们证明他是清白/有罪的。 •Under the present system, you're innocent until proven guilty.在现行制度下,在被证明有罪之前你是清白的。 •[+ question word] "I spent thirty pounds in the pub last night." "That just goes to prove wh at an idiot you are!"“我昨晚在酒吧花了30英镑。”“那正好证明了你是个多么愚蠢的傻瓜!” •Computers have been used to prove mathematical theorems.电脑被用于证明数学定理。 •That theory was proved false.那个理论被证实是错误的。 •He's so aggressive - it's as if he's always trying to prove something.他好逞强——似乎他一直想证明些甚么。 |