confirm

verb

OPAL W

/kənˈfɜːm/

/kənˈfɜːrm/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they confirm	/kənˈfɜːm/ /kənˈfɜːrm/
he / she / it confirms	/kənˈfɜːmz/ /kənˈfɜːrmz/
past simple confirmed	/kənˈfɜːmd/ /kənˈfɜːrmd/
past participle confirmed	/kənˈfɜːmd/ /kənˈfɜːrmd/
-ing form confirming	/kənˈfɜːmɪŋ/ /kənˈfɜːrmɪŋ/

to state or show that something is definitely true or correct, especially by providing evidence（尤指提供证据来）证实，证明，确认
- confirm something His guilty expression confirmed my suspicions.他内疚的表情证实了我的猜疑。
- to confirm a diagnosis/report确认诊断/报告
- to confirm results/findings确认结果/发现
- Rumours of job losses were later confirmed.裁员的传言后来得到了证实。
- We have yet to confirm the identities of the victims.我们还没有确认受害者的身份。
- She said she could not confirm or deny the allegations.她说她无法证实或否认这些指控。
- The authorities refused to confirm any details.当局拒绝证实任何细节。
- confirm (that)… Police sources confirmed that ten people had been arrested at the march.警方消息来源证实，游行中已有十人被捕。
- confirm to somebody/something that… A government official confirmed to the newspaper that Britain was pushing hard for an end to the arms embargo.一名政府官员向该报证实，英国正在努力争取结束武器禁运。
- confirm what/when, etc… Can you confirm what happened?你能证实一下发生了什么事吗？
- it is confirmed that… It has been confirmed that an official complaint was made to the council.已经证实有人向委员会提出了正式投诉。
- I wanted to find a way to experimentally confirm the results.我想找到一种能通过实验证实这些结果的方法。
- Laboratory tests confirmed the presence of the virus.实验室测试证实了病毒的存在。
- The Ministry of Defence confirmed the deaths of three soldiers.国防部证实了三名士兵的死亡。
- These new symptoms tend to confirm my original diagnosis.这些新的症状趋于证实我最初的诊断。
- These results were independently confirmed in a study of 48 patients.一项对 48 名患者进行的研究独立地证实了这些结果。
- Your veterinarian will suggest some tests to help confirm the diagnosis.你的兽医会建议做些化验来帮助确诊。
- Both teams played badly, which confirms the impression left by earlier games.两支球队都发挥得不好，印证了前几场比赛给人的印象。
- The doctor confirmed my suspicions and prescribed an antibiotic.医生证实了我的怀疑，开了抗生素。
- The results confirm the findings of our earlier research.这些结果证实了我们先前的研究发现。
Topics Scientific researchb1
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- just
- merely
- only
- …
verb + confirm
- be able to
- be unable to
- can
- …
to make a position, an agreement, etc. more definite or official; to establish somebody/something clearly批准（职位、协议等）；确认；认可
- confirm something Please write to confirm your reservation (= say that it is definite).预订后请来函确认。
- After a six-month probationary period, her position was confirmed.经过六个月的试用期后，她获准正式担任该职。
- confirm (that)… Has everyone confirmed (that) they’re coming?他们是不是每个人都确定了一定会来？
- it is confirmed that… It has been confirmed that the meeting will take place next week.已经确定会议将于下个星期举行。
- confirm somebody as something He was confirmed as captain for the rest of the season.他被正式任命在这个赛季剩下的时间内担任队长。
- confirm somebody in something I'm very happy to confirm you in your post.我很高兴确认你担任此职位。
- The plans were officially confirmed yesterday.这些计划昨天正式落实了。
- I booked online and rang later to confirm.我在网上预定，后来打电话确认。
- It has been confirmed that Moore's next fight will be against Michael Jones.已经证实，摩尔的下一场比赛将对阵迈克尔·琼斯。
Topics Discussion and agreementb2
to make somebody feel or believe something even more strongly使感觉更强烈；使确信
- confirm something The walk in the mountains confirmed his fear of heights.在山里步行使他更加确信自己有恐高症。
- confirm somebody in something This latest tragedy merely confirms my view that the law must be tightened.最近发生的悲剧正好印证了我的看法：法律必须趋严。
[usually passive] to perform the Christian or Jewish ceremony of confirmation（给某人）施放坚振，施坚信礼
- be confirmed She was baptized when she was a month old and confirmed when she was thirteen.她出生一个月时受洗礼，十三岁时受坚信礼。
Topics Religion and festivalsc2

词源Middle English: from Old French confermer, from Latin confirmare, from con- ‘together’ + firmare ‘strengthen’ (from firmus ‘firm’).