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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

affirm

英  [əˈfɜːm]
    

[VERB]

    VERB. 动词

  • affirms , affirming , affirmed

    1. [T 及物动词] 断言，公开肯定

    If you affirm that something is true or that something exists, you state firmly and publicly that it is true or exists.

    近义词

    assert

    双语例句

    例：

    The court affirmed that the information can be made public under the Freedom of Information Act.

    法院公开肯定了此信息能依据《自由信息法案》公之于众。

    例：

    a speech in which he affirmed a commitment to lower taxes.

    他做出减税承诺的一次演讲。

    2. [T 及物动词] 证实

    If an event affirms something, it shows that it is true or exists.

    近义词

    confirm

    双语例句

    例：

    Everything I had accomplished seemed to affirm that opinion.

    我所做成的每件事似乎都证实了那个观点。

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