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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Collins.1 / BNC.11161 / COCA.13147

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

• How would you vindicate your failure to your family?
  你将如何向你家人解释你的失败？
• This seemed to vindicate the "decoupling" theory that emerging markets had developed the ability to grow independently, even if the developed world was in recession.
  这似乎证实了“脱钩”论，即新兴市场已具备独立增长的能力，即使发达世界陷入了衰退。
• Vindicate communal order, respect other people.
  维护公共秩序，不妨碍他人。
• There are other arguments I might adduce to vindicate shakespeare's authorship.
  我还可以引用其他论据证明莎士比亚为原作者。
• Prior elections seem to vindicate him.
  以往的选举似乎证明了他的说法有理。
• The verdict "not guilty" vindicate him.
  无罪的判决证明了他的无罪。
• 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。
• But we must not on that account forget expressly to vindicate for mechanism the right and import of a general logical category.
  但另一方面我们又须明白承认机械性具有一种普遍逻辑范畴的权利和意义。
• 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。