释义 |
bear something outSupport or confirm something: this assumption is not borne out by any evidence...- I know that the Minister will bear these figures out and support me in this, because the growth in vehicle traffic grows greater than inflation every year.
- Lai notes that the mathematical treatment was as realistic as possible, using the full so-called Navier-Stokes fluid mechanics equation, but he hopes that experimental confirmation will bear the scheme out.
- Election problems in various states such as Ohio, Virginia, Texas, California, and Florida bear them out, justifying a growing unease with electronic voting.
Synonyms confirm, corroborate, substantiate, endorse, vindicate, give credence to, support, ratify, warrant, uphold, justify, prove, authenticate, verify See parent entry: bear |