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VERB. 动词confirms , confirming , confirmed 1.?[T 及物动词] 证实（某人的观点、猜疑、担心的事）If something confirms what you believe, suspect, or fear, it shows that it is definitely true. 双语例句例： X-rays have confirmed that he has not broken any bones. X光片已经证实他没有骨折。 例： These new statistics confirm our worst fears about the depth of the recession. 这些新的统计数据证实了经济衰退的程度已到了我们最为担忧的境地。 例： This confirms what I suspected all along. 这证实了我一直以来的怀疑。 2.?[T 及物动词] 证实（陈述或建议的事物）If you confirm something that has been stated or suggested, you say that it is true because you know about it. 双语例句例： The spokesman confirmed that the area was now in rebel hands. 该发言人证实该地区现在处于反叛者的控制之中。 例： He confirmed what had long been feared. 他证实了人们长期以来的担忧。 3.?[T 及物动词] （常指通过信件或电话）确认（安排、预约）If you confirm an arrangement or appointment, you say that it is definite, usually in a letter or on the telephone. 双语例句例： You make the reservation, and I'll confirm it in writing. 你先预定，我再以书面形式确认。 4.?[T 及物动词] 给…施坚信礼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. 双语例句例： He was confirmed as a member of the Methodist Church. 他受了坚信礼成为卫理公会的一员。 5.?[T 及物动词] 使…坚信（其决定、信念、观点的正确性）If something confirms you in your decision, belief, or opinion, it makes you think that you are definitely right. 双语例句例： It has confirmed me in my decision not to become a nun. 这已让我坚信我不当修女的决定是正确的。 6.?[T 及物动词] 证明（某人是当之无愧的…）If something confirms you as something, it shows that you definitely deserve a name, role, or position. 双语例句例： Her new role could confirm her as one of our leading actors. 她的新角色可以证明她是我们当之无愧的最好的演员之一。
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