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corroborate /kərɒbəreɪt; name kərɑːbəreɪt/ [transitive, often passive] (formal) to provide evidence that supports a claim or theory, especially when sb has been accused of doing sth wrong（尤指某人被控做错事时）证实，确证（陈述或理论）◆complaints will be investigated only if there is some corroborating evidence.只有掌握确凿证据时才会对投诉进行调查。corroborate/kəˈrɒbəreɪt ||; kəˈrɑbəˌret/verb [t] (formal 正式) to support a statement, idea, etc by providing new evidence （以新的证据）证实，支持（某种说法、意见等）: ◇the witness corroborated mr patton's statement about the night of the murder. 证人证实了巴顿先生有关那晚凶杀案的陈述。 ➔corroboration /kəˌrɒbəˈreɪʃn ||; kəˌrɑbəˈreʃən/ noun [u] corroboratesee ⇨ prove 1 cor·rob·o·rate /kə`rɑbəˏret; kəˈrɒbəreɪt/v [t]formal to provide information that supports or proves someone's statement ［以资料］支持［某人的声明］，证实:◇heywood's account of the attack was corroborated by a security video. 海伍德对袭击事件的描述得到了保安录像的证实。 |