confirm

verb

1. （尤指提供证据来）证实，证明，确认
   to state or show that sth is definitely true or correct, especially by providing evidence
   1. Rumours of job losses were later confirmed.
      裁员的传言后来得到了证实。
   2. His guilty expression confirmed my suspicions.
      他内疚的表情证实了我的猜疑。
   3. Please write to confirm your reservation (= say that it is definite) .
      预订后请来函确认。
   4. Has everyone confirmed (that) they're coming?
      他们是不是每个人都肯定过一定会来？
   5. Can you confirm what happened?
      你能证实一下发生了什么事吗？
   6. It has been confirmed that the meeting will take place next week.
      已经确定会议将于下个星期召开。
2. 使感觉更强烈；使确信
   to make sb feel or believe sth even more strongly
   1. The walk in the mountains confirmed his fear of heights.
      在山里步行使他更加确信自己有恐高症。
3. 批准（职位、协议等）；确认；认可
   to make a position, an agreement, etc. more definite or official; to establish sb/sth firmly
   1. After a six-month probationary period, her position was confirmed.
      经过六个月的试用期后，她获准正式担任该职。
   2. He was confirmed as captain for the rest of the season.
      他被正式任命在这个赛季剩下的时间内担任队长。
4. （给某人）施放坚振，施坚信礼
   to make sb a full member of the Christian Church
   1. She was baptized when she was a month old and confirmed when she was thirteen.
      她出生一个月时受洗礼，十三岁时受坚信礼。

1. VERB 证实，证明(情况属实)
   If something confirms what you believe, suspect, or fear, it shows that it is definitely true.
   1. X-rays have confirmed that he has not broken any bones...
      X光片证实他没有骨折。
   2. These new statistics confirm our worst fears about the depth of the recession...
      这些新的统计数据证实经济衰退已经严重到我们最为担忧的境地。
   3. This confirms what I suspected all along.
      这证实了我一直以来的怀疑。
2. VERB （某人）证实，肯定，确认
   If you confirm something that has been stated or suggested, you say that it is true because you know about it.
   1. The spokesman confirmed that the area was now in rebel hands...
      这位发言人证实该地区现已落入叛乱分子手中。
   2. He confirmed what had long been feared...
      他证实了人们长期以来的担心。
   3. Can you confirm this?
      这个你能确定吗？
3. VERB (通常指通过信件或电话)确定，确认(安排或预约)
   If you confirm an arrangement or appointment, you say that it is definite, usually in a letter or on the telephone.
   1. You make the reservation, and I'll confirm it in writing.
      你来预订，我会去函确认。
4. VERB 为…施坚振礼（或坚信礼）(从而正式成为基督教会的成员)
   If someone is confirmed, they are formally accepted as a member of a Christian church during a ceremony in which they say they believe what the church teaches.
   1. He was confirmed as a member of the Church of England.
      他领受了坚振礼，成为英国国教会的一员。
5. VERB 使坚定，使确信(自己的决定、信仰或观点)
   If something confirms you in your decision, belief, or opinion, it makes you think that you are definitely right.
   1. It has confirmed me in my decision not to become a nun.
      这使我更加坚定了不做修女的决心。
6. VERB 加强，巩固(地位、角色或权力)
   If someone confirms their position, role, or power, they do something to make their power, position, or role stronger or more definite.
   1. 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。
7. VERB 巩固，确保(某人的名声、角色或地位)
   If something confirms you as something, it shows that you definitely deserve a name, role, or position.
   1. His new role could confirm him as one of our leading actors.
      他的新角色会确保他跻身我们的一流演员之列。

1. Further scans are required to confirm the diagnosis of an abnormality
   需要进一步扫描来确诊是否出现异常病变。
2. Earlier reports were unable to confirm that there were any survivors
   早先的报道无法证实是否有幸存者。
3. X-rays have confirmed that he has not broken any bones
   X光片证实他没有骨折。
4. These new statistics confirm our worst fears about the depth of the recession
   这些新的统计数据证实经济衰退已经严重到我们最为担忧的境地。
5. This confirms what I suspected all along.
   这证实了我一直以来的怀疑。
6. The spokesman confirmed that the area was now in rebel hands
   这位发言人证实该地区现已落入叛乱分子手中。
7. He confirmed what had long been feared
   他证实了人们长期以来的担心。
8. Can you confirm this?
   这个你能确定吗？
9. You make the reservation, and I'll confirm it in writing.
   你来预订，我会去函确认。
10. He was confirmed as a member of the Church of England.
    他领受了坚振礼，成为英国国教会的一员。
11. It has confirmed me in my decision not to become a nun.
    这使我更加坚定了不做修女的决心。
12. 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。
13. His new role could confirm him as one of our leading actors.
    他的新角色会确保他跻身我们的一流演员之列。
14. To confirm the diagnosis, the hospital laboratory must culture a colony of bacteria.
    为进一步确诊，医院实验室必须培养一个细菌菌落。
15. We will always confirm the revised amount to you in writing before debiting your account.
    在记入您账户的借方之前，我们总是会就发生变动的数额书面通知您。
16. I need to have a second test to confirm the diagnosis
    我需要再进行一次检查以确诊。
17. Recent medical studies confirm the efficacy of a healthier lifestyle.
    最新医学研究证实了较为健康的生活方式的好处。
18. If he funks it, he will confirm the impression of cowardice given by his recent letter.
    如果他对此畏缩，那就会证实他在最近一封信里表现出来的怯懦。
19. Even if the recovery is under way, it may be some time before the official number crunchers confirm it.
    即便经济已经开始复苏，仍要过一段时间官方统计数字才能确认这一点。
20. Astronomers will have to collect more spectra from these stars to confirm their suspicions.
    天文学家们必须要从这些恒星上采集更多的光谱来证实他们的推想。
21. Please confirm your acceptance of this offer in writing.
    请书面确认你接受这项建议。
22. Further to our letter of june7th, we can now confirm that all the spare parts you requested are available.
    为了对我们6月7日那封信作进一步的说明，我们现在可以保证，你们所要的零件都有现货。
23. When do you think the president will confirm you in office?
    你认为总统将在什么时候批准你任职？
24. Then, another activity is invoked, this time to complete and confirm the reservation.
    然后，调用另一个活动，这次将完成和确认预订。
25. Studies confirm this finding.
    研究也证实了这一发现。
26. When I confirm definitive plans here, I will provide an update.
    当我在这里证实了明确的计划，我会提供了一个更新。
27. We can confirm which one's right.
    我们就能确认谁是对的了。
28. Revise to the question in the structural design and adjustment, confirm the final structure file.
    对结构设计中的问题进行修改和调整，确定最终的结构文件。
29. And you can confirm that?
    那么您已经确定给我房了？
30. I have to confirm my reservation.
    我必须确认我的订位。

  prove certify confirm demonstrate testify【导航词义：证实，证明】

  prove v. 证明

〔辨析〕普通用词，指以事实等证明某事是真实的。

  certify v. 证实，证明

〔辨析〕尤指经过某种检验而证实某事正确或真实。

  confirm v. 证实，证明

〔辨析〕指通过更多的证据确定某事是真实的。

  demonstrate v. 证明，证实

〔辨析〕指清楚地论证或证实某事。

  testify v. 〈书〉证明，证实

〔辨析〕指清楚地说明某种情况，常后接介词 to。

verb

1. make more firm
   1. Confirm thy soul in self-control!

2. establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
   1. his story confirmed my doubts
   2. The evidence supports the defendant

   Synonym:    corroboratesustainsubstantiatesupportaffirm

3. strengthen or make more firm
   1. The witnesses confirmed the victim's account

   Synonym:    reassert

4. administer the rite of confirmation to
   1. the children were confirmed in their mother's faith

5. support a person for a position
   1. The Senate confirmed the President's candidate for Secretary of Defense