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| /ˈdemənˌstreɪt/ |
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| 1 | T to show clearly that something is true or that it exists 论证；证明；说明；证实 |
| an experiment intended to demonstrate the importance of family relationships 旨在说明家庭关系重要性的实验 |
| +that The study demonstrates that cigarette advertising does encourage children to smoke. 这项研究证明香烟广告确实会鼓励儿童吸烟。 |
| | 1a | to show someone how to do something by doing it yourself （亲自）示范，演示 | | Various techniques will be demonstrated. 有人将演示各种各样的技术。 | |
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| 2 | I to protest about something with other people in a public place 示威 |
| the right to demonstrate peacefully 和平示威的权利 |
| +against Hundreds of students had gathered to demonstrate against the budget cuts. 数百名学生已聚集在一起，举行示威反对削减预算。 |
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