首页英语词典demonstratedemonstrate英英释意

demonstrate

英['demənstreɪt] 美['dɛmən'stret]
  • vt. 证明;展示;论证
  • vi. 示威

英英释意


1. show or demonstrate something to an interested audience;
"She shows her dogs frequently"
"We will demo the new software in Washington"
2. establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment;
"The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"
"The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture"
3. provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes;
"His high fever attested to his illness"
"The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication"
"This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness"
4. march in protest; take part in a demonstration;
"Thousands demonstrated against globalization during the meeting of the most powerful economic nations in Seattle"