一、详细释义:
v.
确认,确定,证实 [T]
例句:
My employer will confirm that I was there on time.
我的雇主将会证实我是准时到达的。
例句:
I gave the policeman a number to ring to confirm the fact.
我给警察一个电话号码,要他打电话证实此事。
使巩固 [T]
例句:
From that moment, it seemed sorrow was to confirm and strengthen these ties.
从那一刻起,似乎要由苦难巩固加强这些关系了。
例句:
Williams has confirmed his position as the world's number one snooker player.
威廉姆斯巩固了自己世界头号斯诺克选手的地位。
批准,使有效 [T]
例句:
When do you think the manager will confirm you in office?
你认为经理什么时候会批准你上任?
例句:
Congressional panels approve health care reform bills.
国会小组批准医疗改革案。
为…施坚振礼(或坚信礼) [T]
例句:
She is baptize when she is a month old and confirm when she is thirteen.
她出生一个月时受洗礼,十三岁时行坚信礼。
例句:
He was confirmed as a member of the Methodist Church.
他受了坚信礼成为卫理公会的一员。
二、词义辨析:
approve,confirm,sanction
这些动词均有“批准”之意。approve普通用词,常指正式的或官方的批准。confirm强调按法律程序提请确认或批准。sanction语气最强,多指官方的同意或批准,是书面用词。
三、词义辨析:
confirm,verify
这两个动词都有“证实”之意。confirm侧重以事实或以不容置疑的陈述来证实某事的正确与真实。verify强调以具体的事实和细节为证据。
四、参考例句:
The data confirm this hypothesis.
数据证实了这一假设。
Can you confirm what happened?
你能证实一下发生了什么事吗?
Please write to confirm your reservation.
预订后请来函确认。
I want to confirm my flight reservation.
我要确定我预约的班机。
Could you confirm the dispatch date?
您可以确定发货日期吗?
I'll call you back to confirm.
我会给你回电话确认的。
Can you confirm my order by email?
你能发邮件确认一下我的订单吗?
I wrote a memorandum to confirm our verbal agreement.
我写了份备忘录以确认我们的口头协议。
Please reenter your passwords to confirm they are correct.
请再次输入密码,确认是否正确。
Her qualifications and experience confirm her eligibility for the job.
她的资历和经验决定她适宜做这项工作。