① confirm使更堅(jiān)定;證實(shí);確定,確認(rèn);批準(zhǔn)。
Her remarks confirmed my belief that she was a very rude woman. 她的話使我進(jìn)一步認(rèn)定她是個(gè)很粗魯?shù)呐恕?
② conform遵守,依照;符合,一致。conform to表示“符合,遵從(規(guī)則、風(fēng)俗、法律等)
The two scientists stopped working together because their theories did not conform. 這兩位科學(xué)家不再合作,因?yàn)樗麄兊睦碚摬灰恢隆?
We must conform with the rules.
We must conform to the rules.
我們必須遵守規(guī)則。