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prove /pruːv/ ●●● S2 W1 verb (past tensepst proved, past participlepp proved or proven /ˈpruːvən/ especially American EnglishAmE)
1  show STH is true 顯示某事是真實的 [transitiveT]PROVE to show that something is true by providing facts, information etc 證明，證實 → proof
You’re wrong, and I can prove it.
你錯了，我可以證明。
prove (that)
Tests have proved that the system works.
實驗證實該體系行得通。
prove something to somebody
I knew he had done it, but there was no way I could prove it to Eddie.
我知道他幹了那件事，不過我沒有辦法向埃迪證明。
prove somebody’s guilt/innocence
He claims the police destroyed records that could prove the officer’s guilt.
他聲稱警方毀掉了能證明那名警察有罪的記錄。
prove somebody wrong/innocent etc
They say I’m too old, but I’m going to prove them all wrong.
他們說我太老了，不過我要證明他們全都錯了。
To prove his point (=show that he was right), he mentioned several other experiments which had produced similar results.
爲了證明自己的觀點，他提到了另外幾個結果相似的實驗。
5You prove something to someone: I will prove to you (NOT prove you) that I’m right.
表示證明某事給某人看要用 prove something to someone 這個結構: I will prove to you (不說 prove you) that I’m right. 我要向你證明我是對的。
n Grammar
You prove something to someone:
I will prove to you that I’m right.
✗Don’t say: I will prove you that I’m right.
2  be 是 [linking verb]BE if someone or something proves difficult, helpful, a problem etc, they are difficult, helpful, a problem etc 證明是，被發現是，顯示出是
The recent revelations may prove embarrassing to the president.
最近披露的事情可能會使總統很尴尬。
prove to be something
The design proved to be a success.
那個設計後來證明很成功。
n GRAMMAR: Linking verbs
Prove is a linking verb in this meaning. This type of verb links the subject of the sentence with an adjective or noun:
The task proved difficult.
He has proved a loyal friend.
You can also say:
The task proved to be difficult.
He has proved to be a loyal friend.
3  prove yourself/prove something (to somebody) PROVEto show how good you are at doing something （向某人）展現，展示，證明〔自己的實力〕
When I first started this job, I felt I had to prove myself.
我剛開始幹這份工作的時候，覺得必須證明一下自己的實力。
4  prove yourself (to be) something to show other people that you are a particular type of person 〔向别人〕證明自己是〔某一類人〕
She’s proved herself to be a very reliable worker.
她證明了自己在工作上是非常可靠的。
Examples from the Corpus
prove yourself (to be) something• Entrepreneur Larry Wilson defined the difference between desire and drive as the difference between expressing yourself and proving yourself.• He was posted first to Reading, and was soon proving himself a soldier and horseman of rare incompetence.• In the meantime you have to prove yourself by being extra good, and doing helpful things around the house.• The fourteen-year-old Gertrude was appointed as the abbess and proved herself deserving of the title.• Despite this, I felt it would be better to prove myself in basic training before allowing my real personality to resurface.• For them an elite must prove itself in this ability to murder.• Outstanding Spartak have proved themselves the masters of away goals and just one tonight will seriously jeopardise Liverpool's hopes.• Unfortunately, molecular evidence, which has proved itself useful in other areas of disagreement, has yet to prove itself here.
5. what is somebody trying to prove? spoken said when you are annoyed by someone’s actions and do not understand them 某人想證明什麽？〔表示對某人的行爲感到生氣和不理解〕
6  prove a point if someone does something to prove a point, they do it to show that they are right or that they can do something 證明自己〔是對的或能做某事〕
I’m not going to run the marathon just to prove a point.
我不會爲了證明點什麽就去參加馬拉鬆比賽。
Examples from the Corpus
prove a point• That he didn't seemed to prove a point.• But the Razor wanted to prove a point and demanded a return.• That proves a point, doesn't it?• I'm not going to run the marathon just to prove a point. I know I could do it if I wanted to.• To prove a point I smashed a piece open and applied the magnets.• As others may have different theories a genuine desire to prove a point of view leads to some lively debate.• He does not try to prove points one way or the other, but he does ask meaningful and relevant questions.• Is Wilko trying to prove a point or does he just want rid of Rocky???• They rose to the bait and decided they needed to prove a point, putting together their nine-piece Bootsy Collins-featuring live band.
7. bread 面包 [intransitiveI]DFC if dough (=unbaked bread mixture) proves, it rises and becomes light because of the yeast in it 〔面團〕發酵
8. law 法律 [transitiveT] lawSCL to show that a will has been made in the correct way 檢驗，認證〔遺囑〕
—provable adjectiveadj
n COLLOCATIONS
nouns
prove somebody’s guilt/innocence
There was no way she could prove her innocence.
prove the existence of something
These pictures do not prove the existence of water on Mars.
prove a theory
No evidence emerged to prove either theory.
prove your case
The state had failed to prove its case.
prove your point
To prove her point, Dr Hurdal showed her audience a scan of a patient’s brain.
phrases
prove somebody wrong/right
See if you can prove me wrong.
prove somebody guilty/innocent
The law states that you are innocent until proved guilty.
Examples from the Corpus
prove• His guilt has never been conclusively proven.• Until there is evidence to prove any of these claims, we cannot pass judgement.• To prove her point, Garth cites a book by John Quincy Adams.• I would love to prove him wrong.• And that may in the end prove inadequate for any unforeseeable expenses.• I'm telling the truth, and I can prove it to you.• We're sure Jason took the money, but we can't prove it.• Meadows' career in acting would prove relatively short, however.• He wanted to prove that he was just as clever as his sister.• The managers soon recognized they had to prove that they deserved their subordinates' respect and trust.• Can you prove that you were at home at the time of the attack?• He claims the police destroyed records that could prove the officer's guilt.• Employees must forge their own career paths, seek out promotions and prove their worth every single day.• Don't trust anyone who turns up at your door, unless they can prove who they are.• They both felt that all the preparation had proved worthwhile.• I can only hope I am proved wrong: things have gone too far to turn back the tide.
prove his point• He needed some nice girl of Anthony's age to prove his point.• Instances from Maryland proved his point.• One even brought his children out to prove his point.• So far, at least, one could say that Mr Goodman had proved his point.• Gore's determination to prove his point and claim the prize before the electoral college certification on December 12 has been unswerving.• The new federal building going up on West Congress proves his point, he says.• Half an hour after the inspector left, as if to prove his point, the lavatory refused to flush.
prove to be something• But the pool table proved to be a bigger bone of contention.• It will certainly prove to be a photogenic spot once things get rolling.• It would prove to be a real test of my resolve.• It was a nice idea and had some basis in reality, however wrong it proved to be in the end.• The organisation may prove to be inflexible and unable to respond to changing circumstances. 4.• That assurance proved to be more valuable than any particular body of knowledge I learned that year.• And in this case, the truth proved to be powerful indeed.• Belbin's description of team roles has proved to be very useful, especially in creating teams for specific purposes.
Origin prove
(1100-1200) Old French prover, from Latin probare; → PROBE2

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