proves; proved; proved or chiefly US proven /ˈpruːvən/ ; proving proves; proved; proved or chiefly US proven /ˈpruːvən/ ; proving Learner's definition of PROVE
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[+ object] : to show the existence, truth, or correctness of (something) by using evidence, logic, etc.（用证据、逻辑推理等）证明，证实（某事的存在、真实性或正确性） -
The charges against him were never proved in court.对他的指控未在法庭上得到证实。
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The government failed to prove its case.政府未能证明所控属实。
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We have evidence that will prove his guilt. = We have evidence that will prove that he is guilty.我们有证据证明他有罪。
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It could not be proven that the suspect stole the money.没有证据显示这个嫌疑犯偷了钱。
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A person who is charged with a crime is considered innocent until proved/proven guilty.被指控的人在证明其罪行成立前均做无罪推定。
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mathematicians trying to prove a theorem试图证明一个定理的数学家们
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He climbed the mountain just to prove [=show] (that) he could.他爬山只是为了证明自己能行。
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What are you trying to prove by behaving so recklessly? [=why are you behaving so recklessly?]你这样鲁莽的行为是想证明什么？
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I've accomplished everything I wanted to; I've got nothing left to prove. [=I do not have to do anything more to show that I am skillful, successful, etc.]我已经完成我想要完成的一切，没有什么再需要去证明的了。
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He's willing to do almost anything to prove a point. [=to show that he is right about something]他几乎愿意做任何事来证明自己是对的。
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To prove her point, she got out the old research.为了证明她的观点，她搬出了原来的研究。
— opposite disprove 2
[+ object] : to show that (someone or something) has a particular quality, ability, etc.证明，证实（某人或某事的某种特质、能力等） -
We have evidence that will prove him (to be) guilty. [=that will prove that he is guilty]我们有证据证明他是有罪的。
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The tests proved the vaccine to be effective.实验证明这种疫苗是有效的。
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Her second album was a hit that proved her critics wrong.她的第二张专辑风靡一时，证明了评论家的观点是错误的。
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[linking verb] : to turn out to be —
used to say that something or someone is eventually found to have a particular quality, ability, etc.被证明是，结果是（用于表示某物或某人最终被发现具有某种特质、能力等） -
The new drug may prove (to be) beneficial/effective.这种新药可能最终被证明是有益/有效的。
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The vaccine has proven (to be) effective after years of tests.经过多年的试验，这种疫苗被证实是有效的。
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It may prove difficult/impossible to do this.要做这件事可能最终是有难度/不可能的。
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The report of the war's end proved (to be) false.战争结束的报道被证实是假的。
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The book should prove helpful to many people.这本书理应被证明对多数人是有用的。
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The new system could prove to be as bad as the old one was.新系统可能最终会被证明与旧系统一样糟糕。
prove yourself
: to show that you are able to do something or to succeed展示，显示（自己） — provable
/ˈpruːvəbəl/ adjective