1、confirm
证实,证明(情况属实)
X-rays have confirmed that he has not broken any bones.
X光片证实他没有骨折
。These new statistics confirm our worst fears about the depth of the recession.
这些新的统计数据证实经济衰退已经严重到我们最为担忧的境地
。(某人)证实,肯定,确认
The spokesman confirmed that the area was now in rebel hands.
这位发言人证实该地区现已落入叛乱分子手中
。He confirmed what had long been feared.
他证实了人们长期以来的担心
。为…施坚振礼(或坚信礼)(从而正式成为基督教会的成员)
You make the reservation, and I'll confirm it in writing.
你来预订,我会去函确认
。2、deprive
剥夺;使丧失;使不能享有
The disintegration of the Soviet Union deprived western intelligence agencies of their main enemies.
苏联解体使西方情报机构丧失了主敌
。They've been deprived of the fuel necessary to heat their homes.
他们没法得到家里取暖所必需的燃料
。