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confirm

verb
 OPAL W
🔊/kənˈfɜːm/
🔊/kənˈfɜːrm/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they confirm
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he / she / it confirms
🔊/kənˈfɜːmz/
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past simple confirmed
🔊/kənˈfɜːmd/
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past participle confirmed
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-ing form confirming
🔊/kənˈfɜːmɪŋ/
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  1.  
     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.我们尚未确认受害者的身份。
    • 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.当局拒绝确认任何细节。
    • confirm (that)… Police sources confirmed that ten people had been arrested at the march.警方消息来源证实，有十人在游行中被捕。
    • confirm to somebody/something that… A government official confirmed to the newspaper that Britain was pushing hard for an end to the arms embargo.一位政府官员向报纸证实，英国正在努力结束武器禁运。
    • 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.已确认向理事会提出了正式投诉。
    Extra Examples
    • 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.实验室测试证实了该病毒的存在。
    • The Ministry of Defence confirmed the deaths of three soldiers.国防部确认了三名士兵的死亡。
    • 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
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • just
    • merely
    • only
    • …
    verb + confirm
    • be able to
    • be unable to
    • can
    • …
    See full entry
  2.  
     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。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • 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.我在网上预订，稍后打电话确认。
    • It has been confirmed that Moore's next fight will be against Michael Jones.已经证实，摩尔的下一场战斗将是对抗迈克尔·琼斯。
    Topics Discussion and agreementb2
  3. 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。
  4. [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
    5. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French confermer, from Latin confirmare, from con- ‘together’ + firmare ‘strengthen’ (from firmus ‘firm’).