動詞 prove:

1. be shown or be found to be
   同義詞：prove, turn out, turn up
2. establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
   同義詞：prove, demonstrate, establish, show, shew
3. provide evidence for
   同義詞：testify, bear witness, prove, evidence, show
4. prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof
   同義詞：prove
5. put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
   同義詞：test, prove, try, try out, examine, essay
6. increase in volume
   同義詞：rise, prove
7. cause to puff up with a leaven
   同義詞：raise, leaven, prove
8. take a trial impression of
   同義詞：prove
9. obtain probate of
   同義詞：prove

1. My millionaire grandfather left all his money to research into proving that the pyramids in Egypt were built by visitors from outer space. That beats the band!
   我祖父生前是一百萬富翁，他把自己的全部資財遺贈出來，用以考證埃及金字塔是天外來客建造的這一臆斷是否成立。
2. He takes great delight in proving others wrong.
   他的極大樂趣是證實別人錯了。
3. What a sod this job is proving to be!
   這事兒可真棘手哇！
4. Now her teachers corps, called Teach for American is off and running. After a rigorous competition,500 recent college graduates won places out of a field of2,500 applicants, proving Ms.Kopp's theory that making the corps selective would enhance its appeal to college students.
   現(xiàn)在她的教師工作團(tuán)——名為教師報國團(tuán)——已迅速展開工作。經(jīng)過一番激烈競爭之后，2500名申請人中，500名剛從大學(xué)畢業(yè)的被錄取。證明了柯普女士的理論：工作團(tuán)從嚴(yán)錄取將可在大學(xué)生中增加號召力。