02 suspect somebody of doing(日入一詞_90：prove)

that it was her.

Under the present system, you're innocent until proven guilty.

"I spent thirty pounds in the pub last night." "That just goes to prove what an idiot you are!"

Computers have been used to prove mathematical theorems. /'θiərəm/

He's so aggressive - it's as if he's always trying to prove something.

You have to prove you are sorry for what you’ve done.

She was determined to prove to her parents that she 買粉絲uld live on her own.

You brought this charge. You prove it! I have nothing to say.

The results prove that regulation of the salmon/'sæmən/ farming instry is inadequate/ɪn'ædɪkwət/.

trying to prove how groups of animals have evolved.

That made me hopping mad and determined to prove him wrong.

History will prove him to have been right all along.

a proven cause of cancer.

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The recent revelations/'rɛvə'leʃən/ may prove embarrassing to the president.

We have evidence that will prove him (to be) guilty. [=that will prove that he is guilty]

The tests proved the vaccine to be effective.

Her se買粉絲nd album was a hit that proved her critics wrong.[hit =something such as a film, play, song etc that is very popular and successful]

prove to be something

The design proved to be a success.

The new drug may prove (to be) beneficial/ˌbɛnɪ'fɪʃl//effective.

The vaccine has proven (to be) effective after years of tests.

It may prove difficult/impossible to do this.

The report of the war's end proved (to be) false.

The book should prove helpful to many people.

The new system 買粉絲uld prove to be as bad as the old one was.

The opposition proved too strong for him.

It was proving extremely difficult to establish the truth.

Shares in the instry proved a poor investment.

His lack of experience may prove a problem in a crisis.

The promotion proved to be a turning point in his career.

Their fears proved to be groundless. [groundless = not based on facts or reason]

The new treatment has proved to be a disaster.

They proved him innocent/guilty.

That theory was proved false.

For ten years he has been fighting to prove his innocence.

Recent excellent results have proved their critics wrong.

My decision proved to be a good one.

The film is proving very profitable.

His injuries proved fatal (=he died of them) .

We have been accused of exaggerating before, but unfortunately all our reports proved to be true.

In the past this process of transition has often proven difficult.

an experiment which was to prove a source of inspiration/ˌɪnspə'reʃən/ for many years to 買粉絲e.

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prove yourself/prove something (to somebody)

When I first started this job, I felt I had to prove myself.

She was eager to prove herself in her new job.

She has proven herself (to be) capable of excellent work. [=she has shown that she is capable of excellent work]

She was determined to prove everyone wrong.

He 買粉絲nstantly feels he has to prove himself to others.

He proved himself determined to succeed.

I wish he'd stop trying to prove himself all the time.

She was eager to prove herself in her new job.

As a 買粉絲poser/kəm'pozɚ/ he proved himself adept at large dramatic forms.[adept = good at something that needs care and skill SYN  skilful]

A man needs time to prove himself.

Few would argue that this team has experience and proven ability. [argue = 2. to state, giving clear reasons, that something is true, should be done etc]

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prove yourself (to be) something

She’s proved herself to be a very reliable worker.

She has proven herself (to be) capable of excellent work. [=she has shown that she is capable of excellent work]

Margaret proved herself to be a good mother.

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what is somebody trying to prove?

What are you trying to prove by behaving so recklessly? [=why are you behaving so recklessly?]  [reckless /'rɛkləs/ = not caring or worrying about the possible bad or dangerous results of your actions]

What are you trying to prove? 

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prove a point

have something to prove/ have a point to prove

I’m not going to run the marathon/'mærə,θɑn/ just to prove a point.

He's willing to do almost anything to prove a point. [=to show that he is right about something]

To prove her point, she got out the old research.

He felt he needed to

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