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

• Officials say they are trying to corroborate information they received that one or more attackers might have entered the United States in the past few days to carry out attacks.
  官员说，他们在努力确认他们所收到的消息，消息指有一名或更多的袭击者可能在过去几天入境美国执行袭击。
• If you're going to be my witness, your story must corroborate my story.
  如果你充当我的人证，你的陈述一定要证实我说的话。
• 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。
• 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。
• The onus is on the applicant to corroborate the authenticity of any evidence supplied in support of the application.
  申请人有责任保证支持申请的任何证明的可靠性。
• 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。
• Nato published satellite images that appeared to corroborate this.
  北约公布了似乎证实该说法的卫星图像。
• 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。
• 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。
• But large, long-term studies have mostly failed to corroborate initial signs of the cancer-fighting powers of produce.
  然而各种长期的大型研究，大多无法证实蔬果有丝毫的抗癌功效。