vindicate

英 [ˈvɪndɪkeɪt]

美 [ˈvɪndɪkeɪt]

v.  证实; 证明有理; 澄清(责难或嫌疑); 证明(某人)无罪(责)

过去分词：vindicated　过去式：vindicated　第三人称单数：vindicates　现在分词：vindicating　

TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8法律

Collins.1 / BNC.11161 / COCA.13147

牛津词典

verb

• 证实；证明有理
  to prove that sth is true or that you were right to do sth, especially when other people had a different opinion
  1. I have every confidence that this decision will be fully vindicated.
     我完全相信这一决定的正确性将得到充分证明。
• 澄清（责难或嫌疑）；证明（某人）无罪（责）
  to prove that sb is not guilty when they have been accused of doing sth wrong or illegal
  1. New evidence emerged, vindicating him completely.
     新证据出现了，证明他完全是无辜的。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 证实;证明…正确;证明…无辜
  If a person or their decisions, actions, or ideasare vindicated, they are proved to be correct, after people have said that they were wrong.
  1. The director said he had been vindicated by the experts' report...
     主任说专家们的报告证明了他是正确的。
  2. Ministers and officials are confident their decision will be vindicated.
     部长们和官员们相信他们的决定会被证明是正确的。

英英释义

verb

• show to be right by providing justification or proof
  1. vindicate a claim
  Synonym:justify
• clear of accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt with supporting proof
  1. You must vindicate yourself and fight this libel
• maintain, uphold, or defend
  1. vindicate the rights of the citizens

双语例句

• Vindicate me in your righteousness, O Lord my god; do not let them gloat over me.
  耶和华我的上帝啊，求你按你的公义判断我，不容他们向我夸耀！
• For the Lord will vindicate his people and have compassion on his servants.
  耶和华要为他的百姓伸冤，为他的仆人后悔。
• Prior elections seem to vindicate him.
  以往的选举似乎证明了他的说法有理。
• They said they welcomed the trial as a chance to vindicate themselves.
  他们说欢迎审判，那是证明他们无辜的机会。
• He wanted Einstein to know, boy did we vindicate you, boy did we show that Eddington was right, despite what all the scoff was foreseeing.
  他希望爱因斯坦知道，我们的确证明你是对的，我们的确表明，爱丁顿是正确的，尽管预见到所有的嘲笑和讥讽。
• Then why-since the choice was with himself-should the individual, whose connection with the fallen woman had been the most intimate and sacred of them all, come forward to vindicate his claim to an inheritance so little desirable?
  那么，作为与这个堕落的女人关系最亲密和最神圣的一个人，既然他还有选挥的余地，何必前来公开要求这份并非求之不得的遗产呢？
• Ministers and officials are confident their decision will be vindicated.
  部长们和官员们相信他们的决定会被证明是正确的。
• "Better lock it," said the officer, more to vindicate his authority than anything else.
  最好锁上，警官说，他主要是为了显示他自己的权威，倒不是为了别的。
• How would you vindicate your failure to your family?
  你将如何向你家人解释你的失败？
• Bear market offer the buying opportunity, while bull market vindicate his bear market investments with big profits.
  熊市提供了买进的机会，牛市是用巨大的收获来证明他在的熊市时的投资（的正确性）。