Prove

(verb.) establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; 'The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound'; 'The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture'.

(verb.) prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof.

(verb.) obtain probate of; 'prove a will'.

(verb.) take a trial impression of.

(verb.) be shown or be found to be; 'She proved to be right'; 'The medicine turned out to save her life'; 'She turned up HIV positive'.

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• He took pains to prove that he only just tolerated me. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• You see all _facts_ go to prove what I say. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• It will decide my career, for if I have any genius, I shall find it out in Rome, and will do something to prove it. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• I hope we may not prove too much for one another. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• The flora of the Galapagos Islands prove d equally distinctive. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• Against artillery of the present day the land forts and walls would prove elements of weakness rather than strength. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• His labors, however, were interrupt ed by the death of his assistant Flemming, and by his own illness, which proved fatal in 1846, a few months before the actual discovery of Neptune. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• This was done with effect, as is proved by the Confederate reports. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• If they, too, proved unable to assist me, my resources for the present were at an end, and I might return to town. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• On scrutiny they proved to be French compositions, written in a hand peculiar but compact, and exquisitely clean and clear. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• This work proved too hard, his health broke down, and he was compelled to give up the position. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
• DEAR SIR, I am glad the little book[23] proved acceptable. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
• This proving a failure, he, in 1830, turned his attention to the improvement of rubber goods. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• It is impossible that I should escape this proving through the accident of a message. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• Now if one half of the people is bent upon proving how wicked a man is and the other half is determined to show how good he is, neither half will think very much about the nation. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• Now, the very grossness of this flattery put Bella upon proving that she actually did please in spite of herself. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• An interest in discovery took the place of an interest in systematizing and proving received beliefs. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
• Fortunately he recovered, and in time went back to the work which was proving so invaluable for the world of science. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
• I am afraid that proves you are already caught. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• This proves that he can leave the Churchills. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
• That proves you must have been an honest and faithful servant. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• The absurdity of the two last suppositions proves sufficiently the veracity of the firSt. Nor is there any fourth opinion. 戴维·休谟. 人性论.
• This connexion or constant conjunction sufficiently proves the one part to be the cause of the other. 戴维·休谟. 人性论.
• I admit that the mark of the paint proves the nightgown to have made the smear on Rachel's door. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• The Wilmington expedition has proven a gross and culpable failure. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• It trebled the output of grain, and the welfare of the people has proven largely dependent on their food supply. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
• Nay, it is common and proven knowledge with _Gitanos_. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• Second--To devise an electric lamp that would give about the same amount of light as a gas jet, which custom had proven to be a suitable and useful unit. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• Even if the canal had proven a success, so far as to be navigable for steamers, it could not have been of much advantage to us. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• It has been proven conclusively that they can not worship together around the grave of the Saviour of the World in peace. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.

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