一、詳細釋義：

v.

確認，確定，證實 [T]

例句：

My employer will confirm that I was there on time.

我的雇主將會證實我是準時到達的。

例句：

I gave the policeman a number to ring to confirm the fact.

我給警察一個電話號碼，要他打電話證實此事。

使鞏固 [T]

例句：

From that moment, it seemed sorrow was to confirm and strengthen these ties.

從那一刻起，似乎要由苦難鞏固加強這些關系了。

例句：

Williams has confirmed his position as the world's number one snooker player.

威廉姆斯鞏固了自己世界頭號斯諾克選手的地位。

批準，使有效 [T]

例句：

When do you think the manager will confirm you in office?

你認為經理什么時候會批準你上任？

例句：

Congressional panels approve health care reform bills.

國會小組批準醫(yī)療改革案。

為…施堅振禮（或堅信禮） [T]

例句：

She is baptize when she is a month old and confirm when she is thirteen.

她出生一個月時受洗禮，十三歲時行堅信禮。

例句：

He was confirmed as a member of the Methodist Church.

他受了堅信禮成為衛(wèi)理公會的一員。

二、詞義辨析：

approve,confirm,sanction

這些動詞均有“批準”之意。 approve普通用詞，常指正式的或官方的批準。 confirm強調按法律程序提請確認或批準。 sanction語氣最強，多指官方的同意或批準，是書面用詞。

三、詞義辨析：

confirm,verify

這兩個動詞都有“證實”之意。 confirm側重以事實或以不容置疑的陳述來證實某事的正確與真實。 verify強調以具體的事實和細節(jié)為證據(jù)。

四、參考例句：

The data confirm this hypothesis.

數(shù)據(jù)證實了這一假設。

Can you confirm what happened?

你能證實一下發(fā)生了什么事嗎？

Please write to confirm your reservation.

預訂后請來函確認。

I want to confirm my flight reservation.

我要確定我預約的班機。

Could you confirm the dispatch date?

您可以確定發(fā)貨日期嗎?

I'll call you back to confirm.

我會給你回電話確認的。

Can you confirm my order by email?

你能發(fā)郵件確認一下我的訂單嗎？

I wrote a memorandum to confirm our verbal agreement.

我寫了份備忘錄以確認我們的口頭協(xié)議。

Please reenter your passwords to confirm they are correct.

請再次輸入密碼，確認是否正確。

Her qualifications and experience confirm her eligibility for the job.

她的資歷和經驗決定她適宜做這項工作。