confirm
英 /kənˈfɜːm/ 美 /kənˈfɝːm/
- v. 证实；确认属实To establish that something is true or correct.
- v. 确认安排；正式批准To make an arrangement certain or give it official approval.
Please call the hotel to confirm our booking today.
请今天给酒店打电话，确认我们的预订。
Further research is needed to confirm whether smaller classes consistently improve learning outcomes in primary schools.
还需要进一步研究，以证实小学小班教学是否能持续改善学习效果。
搭配
confirm a booking 确认预订confirm that 证实……confirm a diagnosis 确诊confirm receipt 确认收到
辨析提示
可接名词或that从句；不要用confirm to do。
词族
confirmation (n.)、confirmed (adj.)
反义 refute
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