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。
• Additional assessments in higher order species must be accomplished to corroborate efficacy.
  在更高的目种的附加的评价必须被完成赞助效验。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• This helps corroborate GPS satellite status and gives geodetic scientists a new way to gauge tectonic plate movement.
  这有助于证实全球定位系统的卫星位置，为地学家测量地球大陆板块漂移，提供了一种新手段。
• 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。
• Further eidence will be necessary to corroborate and reproduce these effects with diagnostic head-up tilt table testing.
  需要进行更多的研究以确证和再现直立倾斜试验的诊断价值。
• 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。