prove
verb
pruːv
verb
1
SHOW STH IS TRUE
表明某事是真实的
to
show
that
something
is
true
by
providing
facts,
information
etc
You
something
someone.
表示证明某事给某人看要用 prove something to someone 这个结构
T
You’re
wrong,
and
I
can
prove
it.
你错了，我可以证明。
prove
(that)
Tests
have
proved
that
the
system
works.
实验证实该系统有效。
prove
sth
to
sb
I
knew
he
had
done
it,
but
there
was
no
way
I
could
prove
it
to
Eddie.
我知道他干了那件事，不过我没有办法向埃迪证明。
prove
sb’s
guilt/innocence
He
claims
the
police
destroyed
records
that
could
prove
the
officer’s
guilt.
他声称警方毁掉了能证明那名警察有罪的记录。
prove
sb
wrong/innocent
etc
They
say
I’m
too
old,
but
I’m
going
to
prove
them
all
wrong.
他们说我太老了，不过我要证明他们全都错了。
To
prove
his
point
(=show
that
he
was
right)
,
he
mentioned
several
other
experiments
which
had
produced
similar
results.
为了证明自己的观点，他提到了另外几个产生过相似结果的实验。
I
will
prove
to
you
(NOT
不说
prove
you)
that
I’m
right.
我要向你证明我是对的。
2
BE
是
if
someone
or
something
proves
difficult,
helpful,
a
problem
etc,
they
are
difficult,
helpful,
a
problem
etc
证明是，被发现是，显示出是
linking verb 连系动词
The
recent
revelations
may
prove
embarrassing
to
the
President.
最近披露的事情可能会使总统很尴尬。
prove
to
be
sth
The
design
proved
to
be
a
success.
那个设计后来证明很成功。
3
prove yourself/prove something (to sb)
to
show
how
good
you
are
at
doing
something
（向某人）展现，展示，证明〔自己的实力〕
When
I
first
started
this
job,
I
felt
I
had
to
prove
myself.
我刚开始干这份工作的时候，觉得必须证明一下自己的实力。
4
prove yourself (to be) sth
to
show
other
people
that
you
are
a
particular
type
of
person
（向别人）证明自己是〔某一类人〕
She’s
proved
herself
to
be
a
very
reliable
worker.
她证明了自己在工作上是可靠的。
5
what is sb trying to prove?
said
when
you
are
annoyed
by
someone’s
actions
and
do
not
understand
them
[口] 某人想证明什么？〔表示对某人的行为感到生气和不理解〕
spoken
6
prove a point
if
someone
does
something
to
prove
a
point,
they
do
it
to
show
that
they
are
right
or
that
they
can
do
something
证明自己（是对的，能做某事）
I’m
not
going
to
run
the
marathon
just
to
prove
a
point.
我不打算只是为了证明点什么而参加马拉松比赛。
7
BREAD
面包
if
DOUGH
(=unbaked
bread
mixture)
proves,
it
rises
and
becomes
light
because
of
the
YEAST
in
it
〔面团〕发酵
I
8
LAW
法律
to
show
that
a
WILL
has
been
made
in
the
correct
way
Do
not
use
‘prove’
to
mean
‘make
something
better.’
Use
.
当表示让某事变得更好时不要用 prove，而要用 improve
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