corroborate

英 [kəˈrɒbəreɪt]

美 [kəˈrɑːbəreɪt]

v.  证实，确证(陈述、理论等)

过去分词：corroborated　第三人称单数：corroborates　现在分词：corroborating　过去式：corroborated　复数：corroborates　

TOEFLGRETEM8法律

Collins.1 / BNC.18926 / COCA.11342

牛津词典

verb

• 证实，确证（陈述、理论等）
  to provide evidence or information that supports a statement, theory, etc.
  1. The evidence was corroborated by two independent witnesses.
     此证据由两名独立证人提供。
  2. corroborating evidence
     确凿的证据

柯林斯词典

• VERB 证实;确证
  Tocorroboratesomething that has been said or reported means to provide evidence or information that supports it.
  1. I had access to a wide range of documents which corroborated the story...
     我能够查阅证实这一说法的大量文件。
  2. Alice corroborated what Blair had said.
     艾丽斯证实了布莱尔所说的。

英英释义

verb

• establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
  1. his story confirmed my doubts
  2. The evidence supports the defendant
  Synonym:confirmsustainsubstantiatesupportaffirm
• give evidence for
  Synonym:validate
• support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm
  1. The stories and claims were born out by the evidence
  Synonym:underpinbear outsupport

双语例句

• Would she be willing to corroborate your story?
  她会帮你一起编故事吗？
• However, this is just speculation and it is impossible to corroborate these theories at the present time.
  然而，这只是一种推测，在那时证实这些理论是不可能的。
• One could then argue that to the extent that wages rise with educational attainments, our findings corroborate the hypothesis that the payoffs to beauty reflect differences in productivity.
  人们可以争辩说，在某种程度上，薪水上升与学历有关，而我们研究的结果，与“美丽的得益水平反映了生产率的差异”这个假设，是相一致的。
• We are interested in the congruences between the two, where the Campus Center can, through its multiple program, initiate and corroborate the wider objectives the institute wishes to address.
  我们感兴趣的是两者之间的同余，在校园里，可以通过它的多种方案，开展更广泛的目标，并证实了该研究所希望解决。
• I have attempted as best I can to corroborate the stories I was told and to match them with publicly reported evens.
  我也尽我所能将所听到的故事同公开报导的事件进行印证。
• In one recent example, the company used analysis of customer feedback on social networks to corroborate evidence of dissatisfaction with the comfort of seats in one of its vehicles, before introducing new seats to future models.
  最近的例子是，通过分析顾客在社交网络的反馈，这家公司确认了他们对某款汽车坐垫舒适度的不满，进而在新车型中引入了新式座椅。
• Moreover, our findings corroborate the view that the lodicules of grasses are homologous to eudicot petals.
  此外，本研究还证明了前人禾本科植物的浆片和双子叶植物中花瓣是同源器官的观点。
• Upon checking your statement, it has been impossible to corroborate the facts.
  经审查，你所申诉的事实不能得到证实。
• Comparison of the two algorithms through the simulation results are also made to corroborate the theoretical application.
  在仿真结果中作了上述两个算法的比较来验证理论的应用。
• All this would appear to corroborate what investors have long suspected: that Macquarie is ex-growth.
  凡此种种似乎证实了投资者长时间以来的怀疑：麦格理的增长已成为过去时。