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| 1 | T to provide evidence that shows that something is true 证明；证实 |
| +(that) You have to prove you are looking for work. 你得证明你正在找工作。 |
| prove sth to sb She was determined to prove to her parents that she could live on her own. 她决心向她的双亲证明自己能独立生活。 |
| prove sb’ s innocence/guilt For ten years he has been fighting to prove his innocence. 10年来他一直在竭力证明自己的清白。 |
| prove sb right/wrong etc Recent excellent results have proved their critics wrong. 最近他们取得的非凡成果证明了批评他们的人是错的。 |
| | 1a | to show that something is true using the principles of mathematics or science （用数学或科学原理）证明，验算 | |
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| 2 | linking verb if something proves to have a particular quality , things happen that show it has that quality 证明是；原来是；结果是 |
| My decision proved to be a good one. 结果证明我的决策很英明。 |
| The film is proving very profitable. 结果证明这部电影非常卖座。 |
| His injuries proved fatal (=he died of them) . 结果证明他受的伤是致命的。 |
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| 3 | I if bread proves, it increases in size before it is baked because of the yeast it contains （面包）发酵 |
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| - | have sth to prove
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| to try to show people how good , strong , intelligent etc you are because you think they do not realize it |
| 拿出本事给大家瞧瞧；把能力证明给大家看 |
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| The team felt they had something to prove and played brilliantly. 该队觉得他们要向大家证实自己的实力，因此打得很出色。 |
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| - | prove your/a point
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| to make someone realize that you are right |
| 证明自己是对的 |
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| Just to prove his point, Kyle showed her the word in the dictionary. 为了证明自己是对的，凯尔让她看了字典中的那个单词。 |
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| - | prove yourself
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| to show how good you are at doing something |
| 表现自己；证明自己的能力 |
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| The role gave him the chance to prove himself as an actor. 这个角色给了他证明自己表演实力的机会。 |
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