- When you prove something, you show that it's true. If you say you love eating raw eggs, you may have to prove it by chugging a few. When someone asks you to prove something, you need evidence, also known as proof.
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- v. 证明
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1. ‘I know you're lying.’ ‘Prove it!’
“我知道你在撒谎。”“拿出证据来！”
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2. What are you trying to prove?
你想证明什么？
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3. Just give me a chance and I'll prove it to you.
只要给我个机会，我会证明给你看。
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4. This proves (that) I was right.
这证明我是对的。
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5. You've just proved yourself to be a liar.
你恰恰证明了自己是撒谎者。
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6. The opposition proved too strong for him.
这个对手过于强劲，使得他难以招架。
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7. He proved himself determined to succeed.
他向人证明了自己不达目的不罢休。
- prove (v.) late 12c., pruven, proven "to try, test; evaluate; demonstrate," from Old French prover, pruver "show; convince; put to the test" (11c., Modern French prouver), from Latin probare "to make good; esteem, represent as good; make credible, show, demonstrate; test, inspect; judge by trial" (source also of Spanish probar, Italian probare), from probus "worthy, good, upright, virtuous," from PIE *pro-bhwo- "being in front," from *pro-, extended form of root *per- (1) "forward," hence "in front of"), + root *bhu- "to be" (source also of Latin fui "I have been," futurus "about to be;" Old English beon "to be;" see be). Related: Proved; proven; proving.
prove ★ WORD FAMILY prove verb (≠disprove ) proof noun proven adjective (≠unproven ) / pruːv ; NAmE pruːv / verb ( proved , proved or proved , proven / ˈpruːvn ; NAmE ˈpruːvn / ( especially in NAmE ) ) HELP In BrE provedis the more common form. Look also at proven. 英式英语中 proved 是较常见的形式。另见 proven。 show sth is true 证明 1 ★ [transitive ] to use facts, evidence, etc. to show that sth is true 证明；证实 provesth ◆ They hope this new evidence will prove her innocence. 他们希望这一新证据能证明她无罪。 ◆ ‘I know you're lying.’ ‘Prove it!’ “我知道你在撒谎。”“拿出证据来！” ◆ He felt he needed to prove his point (= show other people that he was right). 他觉得有必要证明自己的想法是对的。 ◆ Are you just doing this to prove a point? 你这么做就是为证明自己对吗？ ◆ What are you trying to prove? 你想证明什么？ ◆ I certainly don't have anything to prove—my record speaks for itself. 我固然无以为证，但我的纪录可说明一切。 provesth to sb ◆ Just give me a chance and I'll prove it to you. 只要给我个机会，我会证明给你看。 prove(that)… ◆ This proves (that) I was right. 这证明我是对的。 provesb/sth/yourself + adj./noun ◆ She was determined to prove everyone wrong. 她决心证明大家都错了。 ◆ In this country, you are innocent until proved guilty. 在这个国家，一个人在被证明有罪之前是清白的。 provesb/sth/yourself to be/have sth ◆ You've just proved yourself to be a liar. 你恰恰证明了自己是撒谎者。 provewhat, how, etc… ◆ This just proves what I have been saying for some time. 这恰好证实了我长久以来所说的。 it is proved that… ◆ Can it be proved thathe did commit these offences? 能证明他确实犯了这些罪吗？ OPP disprove ☞language bank at evidence ☞see also proof n. (1 ) be 是 2 ★ linking verb if sth provesdangerous, expensive, etc. or if it proves to bedangerous, etc, you discover that it is dangerous, etc. over a period of time 后来被发现是；最终显现为 SYN turn out + adj. ◆ The opposition proved too strong for him. 这个对手过于强劲，使得他难以招架。 + noun ◆ Shares in the industry proved a poor investment. 事实证明投资这个行业的股票是一个失败。 proveto be sth ◆ The promotion proved to be a turning point in his career. 这次提升最后成了他职业生涯的一个转折点。 yourself 自己 3 ★ [transitive ] proveyourself (to sb) to show other people how good you are at doing sth or that you are capable of doing sth 展现，展示，显示（自己的才能） ◆ He constantly feels he has to prove himself to others. 他时常觉得自己必须向人一展身手。 4 [transitive ] proveyourself + adj/noun | proveyourself to be sth to show other people that you are a particular type of person or that you have a particular quality 显示（自己）是；向人证明（自己）是 ◆ He proved himself determined to succeed. 他向人证明了自己不达目的不罢休。 of bread 面包 5 [intransitive ] to swell before being baked because of the action of yeast 发酵 SYN rise IDIOMsee exception prove proves proved proving proven prove / pruːv ; NAmE pruːv / proven / ˈpruːvn ; NAmE ˈpruːvn /
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