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单词 proof
音标
英[pru:f] 美[pruf]
解释
n.证明;校样;检验;(酒的)标准酒精度;adj.防…的;抗…的;能抵御;能防范;vt.给(织物)做防护处理,使防水(或防火等);印…的校样;vi.[印刷术] 校对;发酵;
例句

N-VAR
证据;证物;证言
Proof is a fact, argument, or piece of evidence which shows that something is definitely true or definitely exists.
例:You have to have proof of residence in the state of Texas, such as a Texas ID card...你必须有在得克萨斯州的居住证明,比如得克萨斯身份证。
例:This is not necessarily proof that he is wrong...这不一定就证明他是错的。

N-COUNT
校样;样张;初印稿
In publishing, the proofs of a book, magazine, or article are a first copy of it that is printed so that mistakes can be corrected before more copies are printed and published.
例:I'm correcting the proofs of the Spanish edition right now.我正在校正西班牙语版本的校样。

ADJ
标准酒精度
Proof is used after a number of degrees or a percentage, when indicating the strength of a strong alcoholic drink such as whisky.
例:...a glass of Wild Turkey bourbon: 101 degrees proof.一杯威特基波旁威士忌:酒精度为101°

ADJ
不能穿透的;耐…的;能防…的
If something or someone is proof against a particular thing, they cannot be damaged, harmed, or affected by it.
例:The fortress was proof against the techniques of attack then in use...该防御工事能抵御当时所使用的各种进攻手段。
例:His papers were proof against all but the most expert of scrutinies.他的论文几乎可以经受住最专业的审查。

PHRASE
典型的例证;活生生的例子
If you say that someone is living proof of something, you mean that their actions or personal qualities show that a particular fact is true or that a particular quality exists.
例:He is living proof that some players just get better with age.有些运动员年纪越大状态越好,他就是个活生生的例子。

PHRASE
正面例子
To be proof positive of a particular fact or quality means to be evidence that it is true or that it exists.
例:The Windermere Golf Club is proof positive that golf and ecology can co-exist in perfect harmony.温德米尔高尔夫俱乐部证明了高尔夫和生态能完全和谐共存。
变形
third:proofs~done:proofed~pl:proofs~ing:proofing~past:proofed~

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