1 VERB [no cont] 证实，证明(情况属实) If something confirms what you believe, suspect, or fear, it shows that it is definitely true. 证实，证明(情况属实)
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X-rays have confirmed that he has not broken any bones. [VERB that]
X光片证实他没有骨折。
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These new statistics confirm our worst fears about the depth of the recession. [VERB noun]
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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This confirms what I suspected all along. [VERB noun]
这证实了我一直以来的怀疑。
SYN prove, support, establish, back up
2 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. （某人）证实，肯定，确认
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The spokesman confirmed that the area was now in rebel hands. [VERB that]
这位发言人证实该地区现已落入叛乱分子手中。
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He confirmed what had long been feared. [VERB noun]
他证实了人们长期以来的担心。
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Can you confirm this? [VERB noun]
这个你能确定吗？
SYN affirm, state, declare, assert
3 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. (通常指通过信件或电话)确定，确认(安排或预约)
4 VERB [usually passive] 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. 为…施坚振礼（或坚信礼）(从而正式成为基督教会的成员)
5 VERB [no cont] 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. 使坚定，使确信(自己的决定、信仰或观点)
6 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. 加强，巩固(地位、角色或权力)
SYN strengthen, establish, settle, fix
7 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. 巩固，确保(某人的名声、角色或地位)
| Word Link | firm ≈ making strong : affirm, confirm, infirm |
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