proved

1. V-LINK 证明是；原来是；结果是
   If something proves to be true or to have a particular quality, it becomes clear after a period of time that it is true or has that quality.
   1. We have been accused of exaggerating before, but unfortunately all our reports proved to be true...
      以前一直有人指责我们夸大事实，但遗憾的是，我们所有的报道都证明是真实的。
   2. In the past this process of transition has often proven difficult.
      过去这一过渡过程常常很艰难。
   3. ...an experiment which was to prove a source of inspiration for many years to come.
      在之后多年证明一直都是灵感源泉的一项实验
2. VERB 证明；证实
   If you prove that something is true, you show by means of argument or evidence that it is definitely true.
   1. You brought this charge. You prove it!...
      你提出了这项控告。你拿出证据来！
   2. The results prove that regulation of the salmon farming industry is inadequate.
      结果证明对鲑鱼饲养行业的管理不够完善。
   3. ...trying to prove how groups of animals have evolved...
      试图证明动物群体是如何进化的
   4. That made me hopping mad and determined to prove him wrong...
      那使我极为恼火，下决心要证明他是错的。
   5. History will prove him to have been right all along.
      历史将证明他一直是对的。
   6. ...a proven cause of cancer.
      已确证的癌症病因
3. VERB 证明；显示
   If you prove yourself to have a certain good quality, you show by your actions that you have it.
   1. Margaret proved herself to be a good mother...
      玛格丽特证明了自己是个好妈妈。
   2. As a composer he proved himself adept at large dramatic forms...
      身为作曲家的他证明了自己在创作大型戏剧方面驾轻就熟。
   3. A man needs time to prove himself...
      人需要时间来证明自己。
   4. Few would argue that this team has experience and proven ability.
      这个队伍的丰富经验和表现出来的实力是众所公认的。
4. PHRASE 证明自己的能力（或知识）
   If you prove a point, you show other people that you know something or can do something, although your action may have no other purpose.
   1. They made a 3,000 mile detour simply to prove a point.
      他们绕行3,000英里只是为了证明自己能够做到。

1. A man I chanced to meet proved to be a most unusual character
   我邂逅了一个人，后来发现他是个极为与众不同的家伙。
2. DNA fingerprinting has proved the clincher in this investigation
   在这次调查中，DNA指纹鉴定起了决定性的作用。
3. The combination of sex and treachery proved a copper-bottomed circulation booster
   事实证明，性和背叛的话题结合起来无疑大大增加了发行量。
4. His analysis of urban use of agricultural land has been proved essentially correct
   他有关城市占用农业用地的分析已被证明大体上是正确的。
5. His only experience of gardening so far proved immensely satisfying
   到目前为止他唯一的一次园艺经历非常令人满意。
6. The system has proved fallible time after time
   时间一次又一次证明，这个系统是会出错的。
7. His previous fusions of jazz, pop and African melodies have proved highly successful.
   事实证明他先前融合了爵士乐、流行乐和非洲旋律的作品非常成功。
8. By attacking me, by attacking my wife, he has proved himself to be a gutless coward.
   他攻击我，攻击我的妻子，这正证明他自己是个没出息的胆小鬼。
9. The younger generation tell me that religion is 'old hat' and science has proved this.
   年轻的一代告诉我，宗教已经过时了，科学已证明了这一点。
10. It proved an irresistible temptation to Hall to go back.
    事实证明回去对霍尔是个不可抗拒的诱惑。
11. Marseilles has proved to be a better racial melting pot than Lyons.
    事实证明，与里昂相比，马赛是一个更好的种族大熔炉。
12. He proved overconfident on the witness stand, misremembering a key piece of evidence.
    他在证人席上表现得过于自信，记错了一条重要的证据。
13. This was payback time. I've proved once and for all I can become champion
    这是回报的时刻。我已经完全证明了我能成为冠军。
14. It looks as if the pessimists are being proved right.
    现在看来似乎悲观论者是正确的。
15. The tie-break proved the point.
    决胜局证明了这一点。
16. The rumours that she had poisoned him could never be proved.
    她曾下毒害他的谣言永远都无法得到证实。
17. It was Aristotle who proved the world is round. Plato popularized the concept.
    亚里士多德证明了地球是圆的，柏拉图普及了这一概念。
18. This ominous warning soon proved prophetic
    这个不祥的警告很快证明是有预见性的。
19. We have been accused of exaggerating before, but unfortunately all our reports proved to be true
    以前一直有人指责我们夸大事实，但遗憾的是，我们所有的报道都证明是真实的。
20. Margaret proved herself to be a good mother
    玛格丽特证明了自己是个好妈妈。
21. His surmise proved correct.
    他的猜测后来证明是正确的。
22. Tonight, I think he proved to everybody what a great player he was
    我认为今晚他向所有人证明了他是个多么出色的选手。
23. The championships proved to be a personal triumph for the coach, Dave Donovan
    事实证明，在这次锦标赛中教练戴夫·多诺万取得了非凡的个人成就。
24. Once he knew his father's name, finding his whereabouts proved surprisingly easy.
    一旦他知道了父亲的名字，查找他父亲的下落就变得出奇地容易。
25. Facts have proved time and again the truth that energy can be changed from one form into another.
    事实一再证明能量可从一种形式转变为另一种形式。
26. Facts proved that our worries were uncalled-for.
    事实证明我们的担心是多余的。
27. The canal has proved useful to the county in many ways.
    这条水渠给这个县带来的好处是多方面的。
28. His wealth proved a curse to him.
    他的财富成了祸根。
29. His assumption proved to be wrong.
    他的设想证明是错误的。
30. Facts proved that he was right.
    事实证明他是对的。

adj

1. established beyond doubt
   1. a proven liar
   2. a Soviet leader of proven shrewdness

   Synonym:    proven