prove/pruv; pruːv/v past tense proved past participle proved or proven especially AmE 【尤美】/ˋpruvən; ˈpruːv$n/1 [T] to show that something is definitely true [→ proof] 证实﹐证明: You’re wrong and I can prove it. 你错了﹐我可以证明。+(that) Tests have proved that the system works. 实验证明这系统有效。prove sth to sb I knew she had done it, but I couldn’t prove it to Joe. 我知道是她干的﹐但我无法向乔证明。prove sb's guilt/innocence evidence that proves his guilt 证明他有罪的证据prove sb right/wrong They said I was too old, but I proved them wrong. 他们说我年纪太大了﹐但我证明他们错了。To prove his point (=show that he was right), he showed me the results. 为了证明他言之有理﹐他给我看了结果。2 [linking verb 连系动词] if something proves useful, difficult etc, it is found to be useful, difficult etc 证明是﹐被发现是: Getting a job proved difficult. 原来找工作很困难。prove to be sth The design proved to be a success. 这个设计结果证明很成功。3 prove yourself/prove something (to sb) to show that you can do something well(向某人)证明自己的实力: When I first started this job, I felt I had to prove myself. 刚开始干这份工作时﹐我觉得必须要证明一下自己的实力。