confirm
- v.确认;(尤指提供证据来)证实，证明;批准(职位、协议等);认可;使确信;（给某人）施放坚振，施坚信礼;使感觉更强烈
过去式： confirmed 现在分词： confirming 过去分词： confirmed 第三人称单数： confirms
con- 共同,一起 + firm 强
confirmverb
（尤指提供证据来）证实，证明，确认
to state or show that sth is definitely true or correct, especially by providing evidence
Rumours of job losses were later confirmed.
裁员的传言后来得到了证实。
His guilty expression confirmed my suspicions.
他内疚的表情证实了我的猜疑。
Please write to confirm your reservation (= say that it is definite) .
预订后请来函确认。
Has everyone confirmed (that) they're coming?
他们是不是每个人都肯定过一定会来？
Can you confirm what happened?
你能证实一下发生了什么事吗？
It has been confirmed that the meeting will take place next week.
已经确定会议将于下个星期召开。
使感觉更强烈；使确信
to make sb feel or believe sth even more strongly
The walk in the mountains confirmed his fear of heights.
在山里步行使他更加确信自己有恐高症。
批准（职位、协议等）；确认；认可
to make a position, an agreement, etc. more definite or official; to establish sb/sth firmly
After a six-month probationary period, her position was confirmed.
经过六个月的试用期后，她获准正式担任该职。
He was confirmed as captain for the rest of the season.
他被正式任命在这个赛季剩下的时间内担任队长。
（给某人）施放坚振，施坚信礼
to make sb a full member of the Christian Church
She was baptized when she was a month old and confirmed when she was thirteen.
她出生一个月时受洗礼，十三岁时受坚信礼。
confirm
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VERB 证实，证明(情况属实)
If something confirms what you believe, suspect, or fear, it shows that it is definitely true.X-rays have confirmed that he has not broken any bones...
X光片证实他没有骨折。
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They took her resignation from Bendix as confirmation of their suspicions.
他们认为她从本迪克斯公司辞职证实了他们的怀疑。
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VERB （某人）证实，肯定，确认
If you confirm something that has been stated or suggested, you say that it is true because you know about it.The spokesman confirmed that the area was now in rebel hands...
这位发言人证实该地区现已落入叛乱分子手中。
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She glanced over at James for confirmation.
她扫了詹姆斯一眼，想得到他的确认。
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VERB (通常指通过信件或电话)确定，确认(安排或预约)
If you confirm an arrangement or appointment, you say that it is definite, usually in a letter or on the telephone.You make the reservation, and I'll confirm it in writing.
你来预订，我会去函确认。
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Travel arrangements are subject to confirmation by State Tourist Organisations.
旅行安排有待州旅游组织的确认。
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VERB 为…施坚振礼（或坚信礼）(从而正式成为基督教会的成员)
If someone is confirmed, they are formally accepted as a member of a Christian church during a ceremony in which they say they believe what the church teaches.He was confirmed as a member of the Church of England.
他领受了坚振礼，成为英国国教会的一员。
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...when I was being prepared for Confirmation...
在我为领受坚振礼做准备的时候
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VERB 使坚定，使确信(自己的决定、信仰或观点)
If something confirms you in your decision, belief, or opinion, it makes you think that you are definitely right.It has confirmed me in my decision not to become a nun.
这使我更加坚定了不做修女的决心。
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VERB 加强，巩固(地位、角色或权力)
If someone confirms their position, role, or power, they do something to make their power, position, or role stronger or more definite.Williams has confirmed his position as the world's number one snooker player.
威廉姆斯巩固了自己世界头号斯诺克选手的地位。
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VERB 巩固，确保(某人的名声、角色或地位)
If something confirms you as something, it shows that you definitely deserve a name, role, or position.His new role could confirm him as one of our leading actors.
他的新角色会确保他跻身我们的一流演员之列。
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- make more firm
- Confirm thy soul in self-control!
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- establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
- his story confirmed my doubts
- The evidence supports the defendant
- Synonym: corroborate sustain substantiate support affirm
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- strengthen or make more firm
- The witnesses confirmed the victim's account
- Synonym: reassert
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- administer the rite of confirmation to
- the children were confirmed in their mother's faith
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- support a person for a position
- The Senate confirmed the President's candidate for Secretary of Defense
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A brief dip into history serves to confirm this view .
随便翻阅一下历史就足以证实这种观点。
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Can you confirm what happened ?
你能证实一下发生了什么事吗？
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It has been confirmed that the meeting will take place next week .
已经确定会议将于下个星期召开。
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The results of the experiment confirmed our predictions .
实验结果证实了我们的预测。
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The support has yet to be confirmed .
助演尚未确定。
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This theory can be confirmed experimentally .
这种理论可通过实验得到证实。
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All telephone reservations must be confirmed in writing .
所有的电话预订必须以书面形式确认。
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Our guess was confirmed by calculation .
我们的猜测通过计算得到证实。
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Has everyone confirmed they 're coming ?
他们是不是每个人都肯定过一定会来？
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The truth of his conjecture was confirmed by the newspaper report .
新闻报道证明了他的推测果然不假。
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The doctor 's report confirmed our worst fears .
医生的报告证实了我们最大的担忧。
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What she said confirmed my worst fears .
她的话证实了我最担心的事。
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The spokesman refused either to confirm or deny the reports .
发言人对那些报道不置可否。
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Rumours of job losses were later confirmed .
裁员的传言后来得到了证实。
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After a six-month probationary period , her position was confirmed .
经过六个月的试用期后，她获准正式担任该职。
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Flights should be confirmed 48 hours before departure .
航班应在起飞前48小时予以确认。
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Can you write and confirm your booking ?
你能写信来确认你的预订项目吗？
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His guilty expression confirmed my suspicions .
他内疚的表情证实了我的猜疑。
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Subsequent events confirmed our doubts .
后来发生的事证实了我们的怀疑。
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She was baptized when she was a month old and confirmed when she was thirteen .
她出生一个月时受洗礼，十三岁时受坚信礼。
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I need to have a second test to confirm the diagnosis
我需要再进行一次检查以确诊。
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His new role could confirm him as one of our leading actors .
他的新角色会确保他跻身我们的一流演员之列。
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Recent medical studies confirm the efficacy of a healthier lifestyle .
最新医学研究证实了较为健康的生活方式的好处。
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A positive pregnancy test soon confirmed her intuitive feelings .
阳性孕检结果很快证实了她的直觉。
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She confirmed that she would notify the police and the hospital .
她确认说她会通知警方和医院。
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Then one day his worst fears were confirmed
后来有一天，他最担心的事终于发生了。
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You make the reservation , and I 'll confirm it in writing .
你来预订，我会去函确认。
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To confirm the diagnosis , the hospital laboratory must culture a colony of bacteria .
为进一步确诊，医院实验室必须培养一个细菌菌落。
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These new statistics confirm our worst fears about the depth of the recession
这些新的统计数据证实经济衰退已经严重到我们最为担忧的境地。
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The spokesman confirmed that the area was now in rebel hands
这位发言人证实该地区现已落入叛乱分子手中。
普通用词，指以事实等证明某事是真实的。
Tests have proved that the method works.
实验证明该方法有效。
How can you prove that he has cheated in the exam?
你如何证明他在考试中作弊了？
尤指经过某种检验而证实某事正确或真实。
The accounts of that company were certified by the investigators.
那家公司的账目经调查员核实过。
She had to show the paper to certify that she was in good health.
她得出示她的健康证明。
指通过更多的证据确定某事是真实的。
They need new evidence to confirm his story.
他们需要新的证据来证实他的说法。
To confirm her conjecture, she has to do some tests.
为了证实她的猜测，她需要做一些试验。
指清楚地论证或证实某事。
His study demonstrates the link between sleep quality and work performance.
他的研究证明了睡眠质量和工作表现之间的联系。
You have to demonstrate that you are reliable.
你得证明自己是靠得住的。
指清楚地说明某种情况，常后接介词 to。
Skyrocketing prices testify to the depth of the inflation.
飞涨的物价说明了通货膨胀的严重程度。
The waste paper and cigarette ends that can be seen everywhere testify that littering hasn't been stubbed out.
随处可见的废纸、烟头说明乱扔杂物的习惯并未得到根除。