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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 显示某事是真实的 [transitiveT]PROVE to show that something is true by providing facts, information etc 证明,证实 proof
 You’re wrong, and I can prove it.
你错了,我可以证明。
prove (that)
 Tests have proved that the system works.
实验证实该体系行得通。
prove something to somebody
 I knew he had done it, but there was no way I could prove it to Eddie.
我知道他干了那件事,不过我没有办法向埃迪证明。
prove somebody’s guilt/innocence
 He claims the police destroyed records that could prove the officer’s guilt.
他声称警方毁掉了能证明那名警察有罪的记录。
prove somebody wrong/innocent etc
 They say I’m too old, but I’m going to prove them all wrong.
他们说我太老了,不过我要证明他们全都错了。
 To prove his point (=show that he was right), he mentioned several other experiments which had produced similar results.
为了证明自己的观点,他提到了另外几个结果相似的实验。
5You prove something to someone: I will prove to you (NOT prove you) that I’m right.
表示证明某事给某人看要用 prove something to someone 这个结构: I will prove to you (不说 prove you) that I’m right. 我要向你证明我是对的。
nGrammar
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 [linking verb]BE if someone or something proves difficult, helpful, a problem etc, they are difficult, helpful, a problem etc 证明是,被发现是,显示出是
 The recent revelations may prove embarrassing to the president.
最近披露的事情可能会使总统很尴尬。
prove to be something
 The design proved to be a success.
那个设计后来证明很成功。
nGRAMMAR: 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)展现,展示,证明〔自己的实力〕
 When I first started this job, I felt I had to prove myself.
我刚开始干这份工作的时候,觉得必须证明一下自己的实力。
4 prove yourself (to be) something to show other people that you are a particular type of person 〔向别人〕证明自己是〔某一类人〕
 She’s proved herself to be a very reliable worker.
她证明了自己在工作上是非常可靠的。
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5. what is somebody trying to prove? spoken said when you are annoyed by someone’s actions and do not understand them 某人想证明什么?〔表示对某人的行为感到生气和不理解〕
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 证明自己〔是对的或能做某事〕
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7. bread 面包 [intransitiveI]DFC if dough (=unbaked bread mixture) proves, it rises and becomes light because of the yeast in it 〔面团〕发酵
8. law 法律 [transitiveT] lawSCL to show that a will has been made in the correct way 检验,认证〔遗嘱〕
provable adjectiveadj
nCOLLOCATIONS
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.
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Origin prove
(1100-1200) Old French prover, from Latin probare; → PROBE2

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