proof

🇬🇧 UK/pru:f/🇺🇸 US
NGSL 3kTOEFLB1

Definitions

n.

Evidence or reasoning that establishes the truth of something; a test or trial.

证据,证明;检验,考验

v.

To proofread a text; to make something resistant to water or other elements.

校对;使防水,使耐……

adj.

Resistant or impervious to something; used in testing.

防……的,耐……的;证明用的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
proofother
=proof

Common Collocations

  • 1.burden of proof举证责任
  • 2.proof of identity身份证明
  • 3.concrete proof确凿证据
  • 4.living proof活生生的证明

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The prosecution failed to provide sufficient proof of the defendant's guilt.

  • 2.

    Winning the championship was proof that years of hard training had paid off.

  • 3.

    The scientist demanded concrete proof before accepting the new theory.

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