prove是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 to show a particular result after a period of time -- 證明是，結果是

  • The operation proved a complete success. 這場手術結果是大成功。

  • The dispute over the song rights proved impossible to resolve. 結果是，有關歌曲版權的爭論根本無法解決。

  • [ L (+ to be) ] The new treatment has proved to be a disaster. 這種新療法的結果是一場災難。

  • I wish he'd stop trying to prove himself all the time. 但願他別再不停試圖證明自己的實力了。

• 1 to show that something is true -- 證明，證實

  • [ + that ] They suspected that she'd killed him but they could never actually prove that it was her. 他們懷疑她殺了他，但他們從來未能確切證明是她做的。

  • [ + adj ] They proved him innocent/guilty. 他們證明他是清白／有罪的。

  • Under the present system, you're innocent until proven guilty. 在現行制度下，在被證明有罪之前你是清白的。

  • [ + question word ] "I lost £30 on the bus." "That just goes to prove what an idiot you are!" 「我在公車上丟了30英鎊。」「那正好證明了你是個多麼愚蠢的傻瓜！」

  • Computers have been used to prove mathematical theorems. 電腦被用於證明數學定理。

  • That theory was proved false. 那個理論被證實是錯誤的。

  • He's so aggressive - it's as if he's always trying to prove something. 他好逞強——似乎他一直想證明些甚麼。