certify UK ['sɜ:.tɪ.faɪ] US ['sɝ:.tˌə-] verb intransitive or transitive ■to state something officially, usually in writing, especially that something is true or correct (通常以书面形式)证明,证实•[+ (that)] I hereby certify (that) the above information is true and accurate.兹证明上述情况属实准确无误。 •[+ noun/adj] The driver was certified (as) dead on arrival at the hospital.刚送到医院,司机就被证实死亡。 •The meat has been certified (as) fit for human consumption.已证实该肉品适合人食用。 transitive ■to state officially that someone is mentally ill 正式证明(某人)患有精神病•As a young man, he had been certified and sent to a hospital for the mentally ill.他年轻时证实患有精神病,并被送到了精神病院。 |