| 释义 |
confirm | BrE kənˈfəːm, AmE kənˈfərm | transitive verb ① (state as true) 证实 zhèngshí ‹theory, news, suspicion›▸ to confirm that …; 证实… ▸ two people were confirmed dead 两人被证实死亡 ▸ to confirm receipt of 确认收到 ‹cheque, goods›▸ ‘yes, it's Tuesday,’he confirmed “对，今天是星期二，”他肯定说 ② (make definite) 确认 quèrèn ‹appointment, reservation›; 批准 pīzhǔn ‹treaty›▸ to confirm sb as director 批准某人担任负责人 ▸ to confirm sb in office 批准某人上任 ③ (justify) 巩固 gǒnggù ‹authority, position›; 加强 jiāqiáng ‹opinion, resolve, emotion, doubt›▸ her letter confirmed my resolve to go to Africa 她的信更坚定了我去非洲的决心 ▸ to confirm sb in their dislike of …/reluctance to …; 使某些人更确信自己不喜欢/不愿意… ④ Religion 给…施坚信礼 gěi… shī jiānxìnlǐ ‹person› |