vindicate

英 [ˈvɪndɪkeɪt]

美 [ˈvɪndɪkeɪt]

v.  证实; 证明有理; 澄清(责难或嫌疑); 证明(某人)无罪(责)

过去分词：vindicated　过去式：vindicated　第三人称单数：vindicates　现在分词：vindicating　

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牛津词典

verb

• 证实；证明有理
  to prove that sth is true or that you were right to do sth, especially when other people had a different opinion
  1. I have every confidence that this decision will be fully vindicated.
     我完全相信这一决定的正确性将得到充分证明。
• 澄清（责难或嫌疑）；证明（某人）无罪（责）
  to prove that sb is not guilty when they have been accused of doing sth wrong or illegal
  1. New evidence emerged, vindicating him completely.
     新证据出现了，证明他完全是无辜的。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 证实;证明…正确;证明…无辜
  If a person or their decisions, actions, or ideasare vindicated, they are proved to be correct, after people have said that they were wrong.
  1. The director said he had been vindicated by the experts' report...
     主任说专家们的报告证明了他是正确的。
  2. Ministers and officials are confident their decision will be vindicated.
     部长们和官员们相信他们的决定会被证明是正确的。

英英释义

verb

• show to be right by providing justification or proof
  1. vindicate a claim
  Synonym:justify
• clear of accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt with supporting proof
  1. You must vindicate yourself and fight this libel
• maintain, uphold, or defend
  1. vindicate the rights of the citizens

双语例句

• Our place in the Council was used throughout our term to champion the role, and to vindicate the principles and purposes of the United nations.
  在任职期间，我们在联合国的工作就是支持联合国的工作，并维护其原则和目的。
• How would you vindicate your failure to your family?
  你将如何向你家人解释你的失败？
• After the decision was announced on Friday, it said it was confident the US courts would vindicate the company's rights under the law and the US Constitution.
  在上周五宣布了这一决定后，该公司表示它有信心美国法院将会在法律和美国宪法内维护其公司的权利。
• The 2010 harvest did not seem to vindicate his judgment.
  但2010年的收成却似乎不能佐证其判断。
• But how much confidence should we have that the Europeans will vindicate their own judgment?
  但是，我们应该在多大程度上相信欧洲人会证明自己的判断是正确的呢？
• These findings vindicate my theory.
  这些发现证明了我的理论的合理性。
• He tried hard to vindicate his honor.
  他拼命维护自己的名誉。
• The director said he had been vindicated by the experts 'report
  主任说专家们的报告证明了他是正确的。
• He has at least done something to vindicate the beauty of the office as well as the justness of the title.
  他起码做了一件无愧于公正人头衔和这个美好职业的事情。
• Ministers and officials are confident their decision will be vindicated.
  部长们和官员们相信他们的决定会被证明是正确的。