(1)证明(实) (show sth to be true or correct) [T+n， T+that， D+n+prep(to)， D+to+n+that]：～a theory/sb's guilt 证明一个理论/某人有罪;～one's courage in battle 在战斗中证明自己的勇敢;The lawyer～d the innocence of his client. 律师证实他的委托人是无罪的。The exception～s the rule. 例外证实有规则存在。Can you～that you have a legal claim to the estate/that she is guilty/where you were on June 1st? 你能证明你对这笔不动产拥有合法权利吗/她有罪吗/6月1日你在哪里吗?Scientists must～that the medicine will work. 科学家必须证明这种药有效。Eyewitness testimony～d he was innocent. 目击者的作证证实他无罪。～sth to sb/the court 向某人/法庭证实某事;I can～it to him. 我能向他证明那件事。He～d to me that the witness was not speaking the truth. 他向我证明证人没有讲真话。〖同〗establish，confirm，affirm; 〖反〗disprove;

(2)事实证明，(后来)证明是 (show oneself afterwards to be of the quality stated; turn out to be sth) [L+adj， L+n， C+n(oneself)+adj/n， C+n(oneself)+to-inf]： His advice did～sound. 事实证明他的建议的确很好。The article has～d useful. 事实证明那篇文章很有用。It～d a waste. 那后来证明是浪费。I imagined it would～a very easy task. 我设想那会是一个很简单的任务。His story/His suspicions～d (to be) false. 他的故事/怀疑后来证明是假的。The task～d to be very difficult. 那任务后来证明是非常困难的。On that long journey， he～d himself (to be) an amusing companion. 在那次漫长的旅途上，他证明自己是一个有趣的旅伴。

(3)验证(尤指遗嘱的)真实性 (establish the genuineness of (esp a will))[T+n] (= AmE probate)： The will had to be～d before he could inherit. 遗嘱须经验证后他才能继承遗产。

(4)验证，考验(establish the quality of sth by a test or demonstration) [T+n]：～a man's worth/a servant's honesty 验证一个人的价值/考验仆人的诚实;He devised a system for～ing new marketing techniques. 他设计了一个系统来验证新的营销技巧。〖同〗test，try，check，analyse，examine;

(5)(指面团)发酵 ((of dough) increase in size because of the action of yeast) [I]： He left the dough to～for an hour. 他将面团发酵一个小时。

prove sb's/the case/point 证明某人的情况(观点)正确： quote figures to～sb's case 引用数字来证明某人的情况正确;He claimed that money had been wasted and their financial difficulties～d his point. 他声称钱都浪费了，他们的财政困难证明他的观点是正确的。

→′provable adj 能被证明的;′provably adv 能被证明地;′proven adj 被证明的;证明是成功的