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testify to phrasal verb
⇨ confirm 1confirm1 verb His guilty expression confirmed my suspicions. 他内疚的表情证实了我的猜疑。Can you confirm what happened? 你能为发生的事作证吗？The walk in the mountains confirmed his fear of heights. 在山里步行使他确信自己有恐高症。confirm ♦︎ support ♦︎ bear witness ♦︎ substantiate ♦︎ validate ♦︎ evidence ♦︎ corroborate ♦︎ authenticate ♦︎ testify to sthThese words all mean to provide evidence to help prove that sth is true. 这些词均表示提供证据证实、证明。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to confirm / validate / authenticate sth as sth◆to bear witness / testify to sth◆to confirm / support / substantiate / corroborate what...◆to confirm / support / substantiate / validate / corroborate / authenticate a claim◆to confirm / support / substantiate / validate / corroborate a theory◆to confirm / support / substantiate / validate an argument◆to confirm / support / substantiate / corroborate a story◆to confirm / support / substantiate a point◆to confirm / support / corroborate a statement■ confirm [transitive] to show that a guess or theory is definitely true or correct 证实，证明，确认（猜测或理论）◆His guilty expression confirmed my suspicions.他内疚的表情证实了我的猜疑。◆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。 OPP disprove , refute ⇨ disprove ■ support [transitive] to help to show that a claim or theory is true or correct 帮助证实；（为说法或理论）提供依据◆The witness's story was not supported by the evidence.目击者的叙述与证据不符。 see also support ⇨ evidence noun ■ bear ˈwitness idiom (bore, borne) (rather formal, written) to provide evidence of the existence or truth of a feeling, quality or situation （为感觉、品质或情况）作证；证明◆The crowd of mourners at his funeral bore witness to the great affection in which he was held.葬礼上默哀的人群见证了他生前受到的爱戴。■ substantiate / /səbˈstænʃieɪt/ / [transitive] (formal) to provide evidence to prove that a claim or theory is true 证实，证明（陈述或理论）◆They made accusations which could not be substantiated.他们提出的指控无法证实。■ validate / /ˈvælɪdeɪt/ / [transitive] (formal) to prove that a claim or theory is true 证实，确认，确证（主张或理论）◆The research findings do not validate the claims made by the manufacturer.这些研究结果不能证实制造商的说法。NOTE 辨析 Substantiate or validate? Substantiate emphasizes the substance (= evidence) behind the claims; validate emphasizes the validity (= truth or rightness) of the claim. Validate is used especially about matters of reason or logic, with words like theory, argument and claim (especially when it is sb's claim to have a right to sth). Substantiate can also be used in this way, but it can also be used about matters of fact, with words like story and claim, when it is a claim about a fact. * substantiate强调支持主张的证据(substance)，validate强调主张的真实性或正当性(validity)。validate尤指证明原因是否充分或逻辑上是否成立，与theory、argument、claim等词搭配（此处claim尤指权利主张）。substantiate也有这个用法，但还可以指证明是否属实，与story、claim等词搭配（此处claim指事实陈述）。■ evidence [transitive, usually passive] (formal) to be evidence of sth, especially of a general fact about sth, or a trend (= a general direction in which a situation is changing or developing) 作为（一般事实或趋势等）的证据◆The legal profession is still a largely male world, as evidenced by the small number of women judges.法律界在很大程度上仍然是男人的世界，这一点从女法官的人数屈指可数即可得到证实。 see also evidence ⇨ evidence noun ■ corroborate / /kəˈrɒbəreɪt; NAmE kəˈrɑːbəreɪt/ [transitive, often passive] (formal) to provide evidence that supports a claim or theory, especially when sb has been accused of doing sth wrong （尤指某人被控做错事时）证实，确证（陈述或理论）◆Complaints will be investigated only if there is some corroborating evidence.只有掌握确凿证据时才会对投诉进行调查。■ authenticate /ɔːˈθentɪkeɪt/ / [transitive] (rather formal) to prove that sth such as a document is genuine, real or true 证明（文件等）是真实的；证实（为真迹）◆Experts have authenticated the writing as that of Byron himself.专家已鉴定这字迹是拜伦的亲笔。■ ˈtestify to sth phrasal verb (formal) to be considered as strong evidence that sth is true 作为⋯的明证；表明；说明◆The film testifies to the courage of ordinary people during the war.这部电影表明了老百姓在战争时期的英勇。 |