prove

verb

/pruːv/

In British English proved is the more common form. Look also at proven.

Word Family

prove verb (≠ disprove)
proof noun
proven adjective (≠ unproven)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they prove	/pruːv/ /pruːv/
he / she / it proves	/pruːvz/ /pruːvz/
past simple proved	/pruːvd/ /pruːvd/
past participle proved	/pruːvd/ /pruːvd/
(especially North American English) past participle proven	/ˈpruːvn/, /ˈprəʊvn/ /ˈpruːvn/
-ing form proving	/ˈpruːvɪŋ/ /ˈpruːvɪŋ/

Idioms

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show something is true证明

[transitive] to use facts, evidence, etc. to show that something is true证明；证实

prove something They hope this new evidence will prove her innocence.他们希望这一新证据能证明她无罪。
‘I know you're lying.’ ‘Prove it!’“我知道你在撒谎。” “拿出证据来！”
He felt he needed to prove his point (= show other people that he was right).他觉得有必要证明自己的想法是对的。
Are you just doing this to prove a point?你这么做就是为证明自己对吗？
What are you trying to prove?你想证明什么？
I certainly don't have anything to prove—my record speaks for itself.我当然不用证明，我的记录就可说明一切。
The prosecution has failed to prove its case.检方未能证明其论点。
She continued to prove her worth to the team.她继续向团队证明自己的价值。
prove something to somebody Just give me a chance and I'll prove it to you.只要给我个机会，我会证明给你看。
prove (that)… This proves (that) I was right.这证明我是对的。
prove somebody/something/yourself + adj./noun She was determined to prove everyone wrong.她决心证明大家都错了。
In this country, you are innocent until proved guilty.在这个国家，一个人在被证明有罪之前是清白的。
prove somebody/something/yourself to be/have something You've just proved yourself to be a liar.你恰恰证明了自己是撒谎者。
prove what, how, etc… This just proves what I have been saying for some time.这恰好证实了我长久以来所说的。
it is proved that… Can it be proved that he did commit these offences?能证明他确实犯了这些罪吗？

opposite disprove

Language Bank evidenceevidenceGiving proof提供证据

- There is clear evidence that TV advertising influences what children buy.有明确的证据表明电视广告影响儿童的购买行为。
- It is clear from numerous studies that TV advertising influences what children buy.众多研究清楚地表明电视广告影响儿童的购买行为。
- Recent research demonstrates that TV advertising influences children’s spending habits.最近的研究表明电视广告影响儿童的消费习惯。
- Many parents think that TV advertising influences their children. This view is supported by the findings of a recent study, which show a clear link between television advertisements and children’s spending habits.许多家长认为电视广告对他们的孩子会产生影响。这一观点得到近期研究结果的支持，即电视广告和儿童消费习惯之间有明显的关联。
- The findings also reveal that most children are unaware of the persuasive purpose of advertising.这些研究结果还显示大多数儿童没有意识到广告的说服意图。
- There is little evidence that children understand the persuasive intent of advertising.几乎没有证据表明儿童能够理解广告的说服意图。
- The results contradict claims that advertising is unrelated to children’s spending habits.这些研究结果否定了广告与儿童消费习惯无关的说法。
- Manufacturers argue that it is difficult to prove that advertising alone influences what children buy.生产厂商争辩说，很难证明单凭广告就能影响儿童的购买行为。

be是

linking verb if something proves dangerous, expensive, etc. or if it proves to be dangerous, etc., you discover that it is dangerous, etc. over a period of time后来被发现是；最终显现为 synonym turn out (1)

+ adj. The strategy has proved successful.这一策略被证明是成功的。
The new system has proved popular with our clients.事实证明，新系统很受我们客户的欢迎。
It was proving extremely difficult to establish the truth.事实证明，确定真相极其困难。
I have some information that may prove useful.我有一些可能有用的信息。
The opposition proved too strong for him.这个对手过于强劲，使得他难以招架。
+ noun The play proved a great success.这出戏获得了巨大的成功。
Shares in the industry proved a poor investment.事实证明投资这个行业的股票是一个失败。
His lack of experience may prove a problem in a crisis.他缺乏经验可能是危机中的一个问题。
prove to be something The promotion proved to be a turning point in his career.这次提升最后证明是他职业生涯的一个转折点。
Their fears proved to be groundless.他们的担心被证明是毫无根据的。

yourself自己

[transitive] to show other people how good you are at doing something or that you are capable of doing something展现，展示，显示（自己的才能）

prove yourself to somebody He constantly feels he has to prove himself to others.他时常觉得自己必须向人一展身手。
prove yourself She wants a chance to prove herself.她想要一个证明自己的机会。

[transitive] to show other people that you are a particular type of person or that you have a particular quality显示（自己）是；向人证明（自己）是

prove yourself + adj./noun He proved himself determined to succeed.他向人证明了自己不达目的不罢休。
prove yourself to be something She proved herself to be a skilful negotiator.她证明了自己是一个熟练的谈判者。

of bread面包

[intransitive] to swell (= become larger or rounder) before being baked because of the action of yeast发酵 synonym rise

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French prover, from Latin probare ‘test, approve, demonstrate’, from probus ‘good’.

Idioms

the exception that proves the rule

(saying) people say that something is the exception that proves the rule when they are stating something that seems to be different from the normal situation, but they mean that the normal situation remains true in general反证规律的例外；足以证明普遍性的例外
- Most electronics companies have not done well this year, but ours is the exception that proves the rule.今年多数电子公司都不景气，而我们公司却是普遍中的例外。