prove

[pru:v]

v.证明, 检验, 结果是, 发酵

vt.

1. 证明, 证实[+(that)][O8][O2]

I'll prove to the world that he was right.

我将向世人证明他是对的。

The lawyer proved the innocence of his client.

律师证实了他的当事人的清白。

2. 表现, 显示[O8][O9][O2]

She has proved herself unreliable.

她的表现说明她靠不住。

3. 查验; 检验

4. 【数】验算

5. 【律】认证(遗嘱)

vi.

证明是; 原来是[L]

The rumor proved true.

这谣传结果是真的。

He proved a competent manager.

他证明是一个能干的经理。

My advice proved to be wrong.

我的意见证明是错的。

词形变化

形容词: provable | 副词: provably | 名词: provability | 动词过去式: proved/proven | 动词过去分词: proved/proven | 动词现在分词: proving | 动词第三人称单数: proves |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.证明; 证实; 显示

show  verify  check  confirm  justify  certify  establish  substantiate  demonstrate  document  

同义参见:

try  test  experiment  corroborate  testify  

反义:

vt.证明, 证实

suppose  assume  presume  disprove  

反义参见:

guess  

英英释义

动词 prove:

be shown or be found to be

同义词：turn out, turn up

establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment

同义词：demonstrate, establish, show, shew

provide evidence for

同义词：testify, bear witness, evidence, show

prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof

put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to

同义词：test, try, try out, examine, essay

increase in volume

同义词：rise

cause to puff up with a leaven

同义词：raise, leaven

take a trial impression of

obtain probate of

补充

proveprove英:[pru:v] 美:[pruv]vt.1.证明They were not able to prove these suspicions.这些怀疑他们无法证实。How can you prove that you are right?你如何能证明你是正确的呢?2.检验; 试验The students are asked to prove the purity of copper.要求学生们检验铜的纯度。

例句

1. The police couldn't prove it.警察对此无法证实。 2. This proves nothing!这什么也证明不了！ 3. Can you prove that?你能证明那一点吗？ 4. Professor Cantor set out to prove his theory.坎托教授开始着手证明他的理论。 5. The autopsy proved that she had drowned.尸检证明她是溺水而亡。 6. The calculations proved the earth was not flat.运算证明地球不是平的。 7. The experiment proves that oxygen is produced.这项实验证明产生了氧气。 8. History will prove him to have been right all along.历史将证明他自始至终都是正确的。 9. He was proved right in the end.最后证明他是对的。 10. I was determined to prove him wrong.我下定决心要证明他是错的。 11. Nobody can say that he hasn't proved himself.没人能说他还尚未证明自己。 12. As a composer he proved himself adept at large dramatic forms.身为作曲家的他证明了自己在创作大型戏剧方面驾轻就熟。 13. He proved himself very good in the kitchen.他好好露了一手厨艺。 14. The gadget proved itself invaluable.那个小装置显示出很大的作用。 15. Margaret proved herself to be a good mother.玛格丽特证明了自己是个好妈妈。 16. She proved herself a sympathetic listener.她证明自己是一个有同情心的倾听者。 17. The old car proved itself to be increasingly unreliable.那辆旧汽车显露出越来越多的问题。 18. Our reports proved to be true.我们的报道都证明是真实的。 19. This information has proved useful to a great many people.对于很多人来说, 这一信息派上了用场。 20. This process of transition has often proved difficult.这一过渡过程常常很艰难。 21. They made a 3,000 mile detour simply to prove a point.他们绕行3,000英里只是为了证明自己能够做到。 22. In order to prove his point he showed them the latest sales figures.为了证明他的观点，他给他们看了最新的销售数字。 23. to prove a new weapon试验新武器 24. The will has to be proved before we can inherit.遗嘱要先公证，然后我们才能继承遗产。 25. These revelations could prove highly embarrassing for the government.这些被揭露出来的事情可能使政府极为尴尬。 26. proved oil land探明的含油地区 27. Faraday used no mathematics at all to prove his rule.法拉第完全没有用数学方法来证明他的定律。 28. I proved the extreme depths of poverty.我体验过极贫困的生活。 29. The rumour proved to be false.这个谣言传到最终是假的 30. to leave the dough to prove for one hour让面团发酵一小时 31. the concept is difficult to prove.这一概念很难得到证明。 32. [asadj. proven]a proven ability to work hard.得到证实的努力工作能力。 33. if they are proved guilty we won't trade with them.如果他们被证明有罪，我们就不会和他们做交易。 34. the scheme has proved a great success.该计划证明很成功。 35. It will be difficult to prove that she was lying.要证明她在说谎会很困难。 36. She tried to prove her innocence to the court.她试图向法庭证明自己无罪。 37. The job proved more difficult than we'd expected.这份工作证明比我们预期的要难。 38. He constantly feels that he has to prove himself to others.他经常觉得自己非向别人露一手不可。 39. The charges against him were never proved in court.对他的指控未在法庭上得到证实。 40. The government failed to prove its case.政府未能证明所控属实。 41. We have evidence that will prove his guilt. = We have evidence that will prove that he is guilty.我们有证据证明他有罪。 42. It could not be proven that the suspect stole the money.没有证据显示这个嫌疑犯偷了钱。 43. A person who is charged with a crime is considered innocent until proved/proven guilty.被指控的人在证明其罪行成立前均做无罪推定。 44. mathematicians trying to prove a theorem试图证明一个定理的数学家们 45. He climbed the mountain just to prove [=show] (that) he could.他爬山只是为了证明自己能行。 46. What are you trying to prove by behaving so recklessly? [=why are you behaving so recklessly?]你这样鲁莽的行为是想证明什么？ 47. "I've accomplished everything I wanted to; I've got nothing left to prove. [=I do not have to do anything more to show that I am skillful, successful, etc.]"我已经完成我想要完成的一切，没有什么再需要去证明的了。 48. He's willing to do almost anything to prove a point. [=to show that he is right about something]他几乎愿意做任何事来证明自己是对的。 49. "To prove her point, she got out the old research."为了证明她的观点，她搬出了原来的研究。 50. We have evidence that will prove him (to be) guilty. [=that will prove that he is guilty]我们有证据证明他是有罪的。 51. The tests proved the vaccine to be effective.实验证明这种疫苗是有效的。 52. Her second album was a hit that proved her critics wrong.她的第二张专辑风靡一时，证明了评论家的观点是错误的。 53. The new drug may prove (to be) beneficial/effective.这种新药可能最终被证明是有益/有效的。 54. The vaccine has proven (to be) effective after years of tests.经过多年的试验，这种疫苗被证实是有效的。 55. It may prove difficult/impossible to do this.要做这件事可能最终是有难度/不可能的。 56. The report of the war's end proved (to be) false.战争结束的报道被证实是假的。 57. The book should prove helpful to many people.这本书理应被证明对多数人是有用的。 58. The new system could prove to be as bad as the old one was.新系统可能最终会被证明与旧系统一样糟糕。 59. She was eager to prove herself in her new job.她急于在新工作中一展身手。 60. She has proven herself (to be) capable of excellent work. [=she has shown that she is capable of excellent work]她证实了自己有能力出色地完成工作。 61. The case will not be easily provable.这桩案件不易被证实。