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单词 prove
释义
prove
verb
uk
/pruːv/us
/pruːv/
proved|provedormainlyUSproven

proveverb(SHOW)

B2[T,L]
to show aparticularresultafter aperiodoftime:
证明是，结果是
Theoperationproved acompletesuccess.这一手术结果大获成功。
Thedisputeover thesongrightsprovedimpossibletoresolve.结果是，有关歌曲版权的争执根本无法解决。
[L (+ to be)]The newtreatmenthas provedto beadisaster.这种新的治疗方法结果是一场灾难。
prove yourself
C2
to show that you are good at something:
证明自己的实力
Iwishhe'dstoptryingto prove himself all thetime.但愿他不要再不停地试图证明自己的实力了。
More examples
  • Thearmyhas provedineffectiveinprotectingthecivilianpopulation.
  • Thepolicyofchargingairtravellersforvegetarianmealsproved veryunpopular.
  • The government'sclaimthat it wouldreducetaxesprovedfalse.
  • Suchdatawill proveinvaluableto researchers.
  • Yourdaughter'sattitudeonly goes to prove how muchsocietyhaschangedover the last 30years.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Showing and demonstrating
  • act out
  • attest
  • bespeak
  • betray
  • breastbeating
  • bring
  • define
  • demonstrative
  • flaunt
  • glimmer
  • indicate
  • masterclass
  • point (something/someone) out
  • point the wayidiom
  • point to/towardssomething
  • probatory
  • produce
  • speak
  • wear
  • whiff
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proveverb(SHOWING TRUTH)

B1[T]
to show that something istrue:
证明，证实
[+ that]Theysuspectedthat she'dkilledhim but they could neveractuallyprovethatit 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 himinnocent/guilty.他们证明他是清白／有罪的。
Under thepresentsystem, you'reinnocentuntil provenguilty.在现行制度下，在被证明有罪之前你是清白的。
[+ question word]"Ilost£30 on thebus." "That justgoes toprovewhat anidiotyou are!"“我在公共汽车上丢了30英镑。”“那正好证明了你是个多么愚蠢的傻瓜！”
Computers have been used to provemathematicaltheorems.计算机被用于证明数学定理。
Thattheorywas provedfalse.那个理论被证实是错误的。
He's soaggressive- it's as if he's alwaystryingto prove something.他好逞强——似乎他一直想证明些什么。
More examples
  • It will be verydifficultto prove that they areguilty.
  • Thecrimeofrapeisnotoriouslydifficultto prove.
  • She onlyboughtthatsportscarto show off and prove she couldaffordone.
  • Thetaperecordingsprovidedenoughevidenceto prove he'd beeninvolvedin theconspiracy.
  • Thetracesofpetrolfoundon hisclothingprovidedtheforensicevidenceproving that he hadstartedthefiredeliberately.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Proving and disproving
  • actions speak louder than wordsidiom
  • anti-sexist
  • attest
  • authenticate
  • convince
  • credential
  • demonstrability
  • demonstrable
  • demonstrably
  • dispel
  • disprove
  • lie
  • non-documentary
  • non-evidence
  • probatory
  • proof positive
  • provable
  • the acid test
  • vindicate
  • vindication
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proven
(Definition ofprovefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

prove| American Dictionary

prove
verb
us
/pruv/
past participleprovedorprovenus/ˈpru·vən/

proveverb(SHOW)

to show after atimeor byexperiencethat something or someone has aparticularquality:
[L]Thedisputeoverrightsto thesongcould proveimpossibletoresolve.
[+ to infinitive]The newsafetyprocedureshave sofarproven to besatisfactory.
As anewcomer, IfeltI had toprovemyself(= show I amskilled).

proveverb(MAKE CLEAR)

[T]
to make itclearthat something is or is nottrue:
Theysuspectedshecheated, but they could never prove it.
[+ (that) clause]I had to take all myrecordsto thebankto prove (that) themistakewas theirs.
Underourlegalsystem, you’reinnocentuntil provenguilty.

proven

adjective[not gradable]us
/ˈpru·vən/
You can’ttrusthim – he’s a provenliar.
(Definition ofprovefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofprove

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This is a contradiction and (3.2) is proved.
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Weprovethe following for this class of example.
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We use this result toprovethe following proposition.
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It cannot be said that he proves his thesis.
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For the second proposition, weproveits contrapositive.
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Under those circumstances, a system of tradable permits (with grandfathering of the initial allocation) couldprovemore politically acceptable than one of charges.
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He develops a constructive framework for proving equalities about programs, and shows how to derive the free theorems in a purely syntactic way.
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But it wouldproveimpossible to deduce a physical theory from such purely formal theorems.
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They proved that the formed system of equations is redundant.
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Taking the campaign to some parts of the country proved especially difficult for parties without a presence in those areas.
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Such technical arbitrariness mayprovedifficult someday when repairs must be made.
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Experts have toprovethemselves through their technical competence - which is questionable and revisable (1997 : 89).
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Weprovethe property for all normalising pure type systems, and discuss the connection with typechecking.
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The attempts by nationalist activists to use soccer as an organizational and symbolic platform againprovethe political potential of soccer.
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The present model thereby for the first time proves the existence of the bed-wave-water-surface-wave resonance mechanism of instability.
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