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出处：按学科分类—语言、文字 辽宁人民出版社《英汉辞典》第996页（500字）

【释义】：

vt．①证明，证实：Practice proved the plan(to be)correct．实践证明这计划是正确的．Facts prove that the working people are the makers of history．事实证明劳动人民是历史的创造者．He proved his words by producing the deed．他以行动来实现自己的诺言．He proved himself able to do it．他表明自己能干那件事．Now it has been proved through investigation that现已查明…．②考验，检验，试验：prove coal检验煤．prove a new weapon试验一种新式武器．③【数】验算．

－vi．证明是，表明是；果然是，原来是：The report proved useless as the news was already known．由于消息已经传开，报告就显得无用了．