1 [T] prove sth (to sb) to use facts and evidence to show that sth is true 证明;证实:
It will be difficult to prove that she was lying.要证明她在说谎会很困难。She tried to prove her innocence to the court.她试图向法庭证明自己无罪。He felt he needed to prove a point (= show other people that he was right).他觉得自己有必要向别人证明自己是对的。☞noun proof 名词为proof
2linking verb to show a particular quality over a period of time (一段时间内)显示某种特性,证明是,原来是:
The job proved more difficult than we'd expected.这份工作证明比我们预期的要难。
3 [T] prove yourself (to sb) to show other people how good you are at doing sth and/or that you are capable of doing sth 显示自己能干或有能力:
He constantly feels that he has to prove himself to others.他经常觉得自己非向别人露一手不可。