confirm
- IPA[kənˈfərm]
美式
- establish the truth or correctness of (something previously believed, suspected, or feared to be the case)；state with assurance that a report or fact is true
verb: confirm, 3rd person present: confirms, gerund or present participle: confirming, past tense: confirmed, past participle: confirmed
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- 相關詞
- v.動詞
- 1. establish the truth or correctness of (something previously believed, suspected, or feared to be the case):
if these fears are confirmed, the outlook for the economy will be dire
the report confirms that a diet rich in vitamin C can help to prevent cataracts
- 2. state with assurance that a report or fact is true:
he confirmed that the general was in the hands of the rebels
“It is indeed real coffee,” I confirmed
- 3. reinforce someone in (an opinion, belief, or feeling):
two recent experiences have confirmed me in this view
- 4. make (a provisional arrangement or appointment) definite:
Mr. Baker's assistant telephoned to confirm his appointment with the chairman
- 5. make (something, especially a person's appointment to a position or an agreement) formally valid; ratify:
the organization has confirmed the appointment of Mr. Collins as managing director
- 6. formally declare (someone) to be appointed to a particular position:
he was confirmed as the new peace envoy
- 7. administer the religious rite of confirmation to:
he had been baptized and confirmed
adj. (of a person) firmly established in a particular habit, belief, or way of life and unlikely to change:
a confirmed bachelor
a confirmed teetotaler
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adj. (of a person) firmly established in a particular habit, belief, or way of life and unlikely to change their ways:
a confirmed bachelor
a confirmed teetotaller
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- IPA[kənˈfəːm]
英式
- v.establish the truth or correctness of (something previously believed or suspected to be the case):
- if these fears are confirmed, the outlook for the economy will be dire
the report confirms that a diet rich in vitamin C can help to prevent cataracts
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confirm和make sure..怎麼用
...指「用事實或證據來進一步證實或證明...是真實的」， 如： We confirmed a rumour 我們證實了謠言。²Make sure 「指務必要做到；一定要...
請問 confirm 的正確發音?
confirm的發音比較像"肯-份"--重音放在份字上，而conform則較像"肯-鳳...
英文翻譯WE CAN NEITHER CONFIRM NOR
We can neither confirm nor deny in this regard. 在這點上，我們無法證實也無法否認。 in this regard 是... nor B 是「A 也不行，B 也不行」，這裡指既不能 confirm（證實）也不能 deny（否認）。 整句用更簡單的說法就是「無從評論」。 2014...