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

• For the Lord will vindicate his people and have compassion on his servants.
  耶和华要为他的百姓伸冤，为他的仆人后悔。
• Prior elections seem to vindicate him.
  以往的选举似乎证明了他的说法有理。
• How would you vindicate your failure to your family?
  你将如何向你家人解释你的失败？
• 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。
• 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。
• Pigpen: Does the premise of this book vindicate your preference for messiness?
  把周围搞得象猪圈的人：这本书的论述是不是维护了你对杂乱的偏好？
• The development of national area is significant to vindicate mother country's unification, social stabilization and realize countrywide modernization.
  民族地区的发展对维护祖国统一和社会稳定、实现全国的现代化有着至关重要的作用。
• They said they welcomed the trial as a chance to vindicate themselves.
  他们说欢迎审判，那是证明他们无辜的机会。
• Not to vindicate their politicians though, because it is probable that they are the same belligerent, hawkish, egotistical and self serving politicians as we have here in the Western world.
  他们没有为中国的政客们辩护，可能是因为那里的政客和西方的一样好斗、强硬、自负和自私。