| 单词 | prove |
| 释义 | prove (once / 33 pages) 1v 2v When you prove something, you show that it's true. If you say you love eating raw eggs, you may have to prove it by chugging a few. When someone asks you to prove something, you need evidence, also known as proof. Prove comes from the Latin root probare, "to test or prove worthy." The word’s meaning is clear in this quote from writer Ernest Holmes: "There was a time when a man was so convinced that the world was round that he was determined to prove it." As a transitive verb, prove requires an object to receive the action, as in "How can you prove your claim?" It can also be intransitive, as in "You might prove to be right." WORD FAMILYprove: disprove, provable, proved, proven, proves, proving+/disprove: disproved, disprover, disproves, disproving/disprover: disprovers/provable: provability, provably, unprovable/proved: provedly, unproved/proven: unproven/unprovable: unprovably USAGE EXAMPLESBut it soon became clear that McCloughan hadn’t done enough to improve the defense, and it proved a liability all season. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) “This proves that politicians didn’t do a good job the first time and we need a better process.” Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) If we must prove our worth, it is possible to be worthless. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1v establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper demonstrate, establish, shew, show confute, disprove prove to be false prove oneself show one's ability or courage contradict, negateprove negative; show to be false stultifyprove to be of unsound mind or demonstrate someone's incompetence invalidate, nullifyshow to be invalid confute, disproveprove to be false affirm, confirm, corroborate, substantiate, support, sustain establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts 2v provide evidence for Syn|Hypo|Hyper bear witness, evidence, show, testify attest, certify, demonstrate, evidence, manifest provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes presumeconstitute reasonable evidence for abduce, adduce, citeadvance evidence for authenticateestablish the authenticity of something reflectgive evidence of the quality of reflectgive evidence of a certain behavior notarise, notarizeauthenticate as a notary condemndemonstrate the guilt of (someone) inform impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to 3v prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof Hyper demonstrate, establish, shew, show establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment 4v obtain probate of prove a will Hyper authenticate establish the authenticity of something 5v put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to Syn|Hypo|Hyper essay, examine, test, try, try out control, verify check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard floatcirculate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with field-testtest something under the conditions under which it will actually be used evaluate, judge, pass judgment form a critical opinion of 6v take a trial impression of Hyper impress, print reproduce by printing 7v be shown or be found to be 2She proved to be right Syn|Hypo|Hyper turn out, turn up ensue, result issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end comehappen as a result be due, flow frombe the result of fall out, followcome as a logical consequence; follow logically come after, followcome after in time, as a result be have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) 1v increase in volume Syn|Hyper rise grow become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain 2v cause to puff up with a leaven Syn|Hyper leaven, raise bring up, elevate, get up, lift, raise raise from a lower to a higher position |
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