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

• It appeared that what he said went to corroborate my account.
  看来他所说的和我叙述的相符。
• 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。
• We try to corroborate your story.
  我们得求证你说的话。
• 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。
• In order to corroborate this association, the authors evaluated the number of lung cancers diagnosed in the trial over the whole follow-up period.
  为了证实这种联系，作者对整个后续期试验确诊肺癌的人数进行了估计。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Security experts said they could not corroborate the authenticity of the claim, but added that some of the data provided by the hacker group as proof was credible.
  安全专家表示，他们无法证实这一说法的真实性，但他们补充称，该黑客组织作为证据提供的一些数据是可信的。
• Upon checking your statement, it has been impossible to corroborate the facts.
  经审查，你所申诉的事实不能得到证实。