词汇精选：confirm的用法和辨析

一、详细释义：

v.

确认，确定，证实 [T]

例句：

My employer will confirm that I was there on time.

我的雇主将会证实我是准时到达的。

例句：

I gave the policeman a number to ring to confirm the fact.

我给警察一个电话号码，要他打电话证实此事。

使巩固 [T]

例句：

From that moment, it seemed sorrow was to confirm and strengthen these ties.

从那一刻起，似乎要由苦难巩固加强这些关系了。

例句：

Williams has confirmed his position as the world's number one snooker player.

威廉姆斯巩固了自己世界头号斯诺克选手的地位。

批准，使有效 [T]

例句：

When do you think the manager will confirm you in office?

你认为经理什么时候会批准你上任？

例句：

Congressional panels approve health care reform bills.

国会小组批准医疗改革案。

为…施坚振礼（或坚信礼） [T]

例句：

She is baptize when she is a month old and confirm when she is thirteen.

她出生一个月时受洗礼，十三岁时行坚信礼。

例句：

He was confirmed as a member of the Methodist Church.

他受了坚信礼成为卫理公会的一员。

二、词义辨析：

approve,confirm,sanction

这些动词均有“批准”之意。 approve普通用词，常指正式的或官方的批准。 confirm强调按法律程序提请确认或批准。 sanction语气最强，多指官方的同意或批准，是书面用词。

三、词义辨析：

confirm,verify

这两个动词都有“证实”之意。 confirm侧重以事实或以不容置疑的陈述来证实某事的正确与真实。 verify强调以具体的事实和细节为证据。

四、参考例句：

The data confirm this hypothesis.

数据证实了这一假设。

Can you confirm what happened?

你能证实一下发生了什么事吗？

Please write to confirm your reservation.

预订后请来函确认。

I want to confirm my flight reservation.

我要确定我预约的班机。

Could you confirm the dispatch date?

您可以确定发货日期吗?

I'll call you back to confirm.

我会给你回电话确认的。

Can you confirm my order by email?

你能发邮件确认一下我的订单吗？

I wrote a memorandum to confirm our verbal agreement.

我写了份备忘录以确认我们的口头协议。

Please reenter your passwords to confirm they are correct.

请再次输入密码，确认是否正确。

Her qualifications and experience confirm her eligibility for the job.

她的资历和经验决定她适宜做这项工作。