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

• We try to corroborate your story.
  我们得求证你说的话。
• He's going to need someone to corroborate the evidence to the attorney general.
  他需要有人证明证据送给了司法部长。
• 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。
• All this would appear to corroborate what investors have long suspected: that Macquarie is ex-growth.
  凡此种种似乎证实了投资者长时间以来的怀疑：麦格理的增长已成为过去时。
• 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。
• Moreover, our findings corroborate the view that the lodicules of grasses are homologous to eudicot petals.
  此外，本研究还证明了前人禾本科植物的浆片和双子叶植物中花瓣是同源器官的观点。
• 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。
• Would she be willing to corroborate your story?
  她会帮你一起编故事吗？
• Alice corroborated what Blair had said.
  艾丽斯证实了布莱尔所说的。
• As a result, many investors say, ratings in structured finance are hard to corroborate independently.
  结果，许多投资者表示，对结构融资的评级很难独立验证。