Confirm.
This is Colonel Trautman.
Talk to me, Johnny. ——First Blood通知。这是特劳特曼上校。告诉我,约翰尼。 ——《第一滴血》
一、关于confirm,你应该知道的用法有
v.
1.确认,确定,证实 [T]
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。
2.使巩固 [T]
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。
3.批准,使有效 [T]
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?
4.为…施坚振礼(或坚信礼) [T]
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。
二、词义辨析:哪些词还表示“批准”呢?
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,掌握confirm的用法了吗?来做个测试吧!
From the measured results, we either reject the theory or ______it.从这些标准的结果中,我们或者抛弃或者确认这些理论。