demonstrate

英 ['demənstreɪt] 美 ['demənstreɪt]

• vt. 证明；演示；示范
• vi. 示威

双解释义

v. (动词)

1. vi. 示威

   protest

2. vt. 证明; 演示

   show clearly by giving proofs or examples

详尽释义

adj. 形容词

1. 显示出的，表现出的

v. 动词

1. 说明，表明，解释
2. 教
3. 示威，举行示威运动（游行），游行示威，参加集会
4. 表示（感情），表达
5. 【军】示威
6. 佯动
7. 表演
8. 论证，证明，证实
9. 展示，显示，表露，表现，显露
10. 示范操作，（产品）展示，示范表演，示范，演示
11. 炫耀

英英释义

Verb:

1. give an exhibition of 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"
   

例句

用作及物动词 (vt.)

1. How can you demonstrate to us that your story is true?
   你怎样才能向我们证明你所说的属实呢?
2. Realized benefits demonstrate good practice.
   已实现的利益证明好的实践。
3. You have to demonstrate how to operate the computer.
   你得演示一下如何使用这台计算机。
4. The students are demonstrating a chemical law in the laboratory.
   学生们正在实验室里演示一条化学定理。
5. Your jump posture is not right. Let me demonstrate it for you.
   你跳的姿势不对,我来示范一下。
6. In addition, the tutor will also demonstrate the basic techniques used in ink painting.
   透过导师示范,长者即场学习绘画中国水墨画入门基础技巧。

用作不及物动词 (vi.)

1. The workers marched through the streets with flags and banners to demonstrate against the rising cost of living .
   工人们在街上游行，手执旗帜示威抗议生活费用的高涨。
2. They demonstrated for lower taxes.
   他们游行示威要求减税。

常见句型

用作动词 (v.)

用作不及物动词

S+～(+A)

1. Large crowd demonstrated outside the British Embassy.
   很多群众在英国大使馆外面示威。
2. A lot of people demonstrated in the street yesterday.
   昨天很多人在街上游行示威。

S+～+ n./pron.

1. Recent events demonstrate the need of change in policy.
   最近的事态表明政策需要改变。
2. All of those demonstrated the correctness of his analysis.
   这一切都证明了他分析的正确性。
3. The students are demonstrating a chemical law in the laboratory.
   学生们正在实验室里演示一条化学定理。
4. The salesman demonstrated the new washing-machine.
   那位推销员演示如何使用新式洗衣机。
5. The fireman demonstrated great courage in saving the child.
   那位消防队员在抢救孩子的过程中,表现了极大的勇气。
6. The Great Wall demonstrated the intelligence of the Chinese working people.
   长城表现了中国劳动人民的智慧。
7. She has demonstrated much generosity.
   她表现得十分慷慨。

S+～+that-clause

1. How can you demonstrate that the earth is round?
   你怎样证明地球是圆的?
2. This demonstrates that all power belongs to the people.
   这充分说明一切权力属于人民。
3. The lawyer demonstrated that the witness was lying.
   律师证明那位目击者在撒谎。

经典引文

• His Highness has demonstrated the most implicit confidence in the protection of the British power.

  出自： Wellington

• Nobody's appearance actually demonstrates their spiritual character.

  出自： H. Carpenter

常用短语

用作动词 (v.)

demonstrate against (v.+prep.)

示威反对(某事) show publicly one's disapproval of (sth)
demonstrate against sth
They demonstrated against the government's nuclear policy.

他们示威反对政府的核政策。
The workers marched through the streets with flags and banners to demonstrate against the rising cost of living.

工人们在街上游行,手执旗帜示威抗议生活费用的高涨。

demonstrate for (v.+prep.)

为…而示威 protest for (sth)
demonstrate for sth
They demonstrated for lower taxes.

他们游行示威要求减税。
The miners demonstrated for better working conditions.

矿工们为了争取改善工作条件而游行示威。

demonstrate to (v.+prep.)

向(某人)说明,表明 show (sth) clearly to (sb) prove (sth) to (sb)
demonstrate sth to sb
Let me demonstrate this machine to you.

让我把这台机器的工作情况给你演示一下。
They demonstrated the new invention to us.

他们向我们演示了他们的新发明。 demonstrate to sb wh-clause
Let me demonstrate to you how this machine works.

我给你演示一下这台机器的运转情况。 demonstrate to sb that/wh-clause
I hope this demonstrates to you how I feel.

我希望这能向你表明我的感受。
How can I demonstrate to you that my story is true?

我怎样才能向你证明我的话是真实的呢? demonstrate sth to sb
I hope this message demonstrates my feelings to the students.

我希望这个祝词能表达出我对学生们的感情。

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)

～+副词

• demonstrate abundantly〔amply, fully〕 充分地表现
• demonstrate convincingly 令人信服地证明
• demonstrate interestingly 有趣地表明
• demonstrate irrefutably 无可辩驳地证明
• demonstrate scientifically 科学地论证

～+介词

• demonstrate against 示威抗议
• demonstrate by 从…中表现
• demonstrate for 为…而示威
• demonstrate to 演示给…看
• demonstrate with 用…来演示

词语用法

v. (动词)

1. demonstrate的基本意思是“显示”,指以一种行为或外部迹象显示某种感情或性质,如“示威”等。
2. demonstrate还可作“证明”“演示”解,指以诸如证据、理由、实验等适当的方式作出令人信服的结论。
3. demonstrate用作及物动词时可接名词(多为抽象名词)或that从句作宾语。
4. demonstrate还可用作不及物动词,意为“示威”。

词义辨析

prove，certify，demonstrate，establish，testify

• 这些动词均含有“证明、证实”之意。
• prove普通用词，指通过某种手段或方式提供证据以验证某事物真实与否，某结论正确与否等情况。
• certify较正式用词，多指有签字盖章的、合符法律程序的书面证明。
• demonstrate指通过推理、辩论、实验或以实例来确定事物的正确与否。常用于理论、学说、定律等的证明上。
• establish指证实事实或理论的真实性与正确性，使其能长期存在或为人们所接受。
• testify较正式用词，既指出庭作证，提供证据，又指为某人或某事的是否真实提供证据或证明。

show，exhibit，display，manifest，demonstrate

• 这些动词均含“显示、显露、展现”之意。
• show泛指任何有意或无意地把东西给别人看的行为。
• exhibit指公开或正式地展示，以便引人注目或让人检查。
• display多指将某物陈列在显眼之处以便让发现其优点，侧重有意识地显示。
• manifest书面正式用词，指明确地表明。
• demonstrate指明显地表露感情。也指用实例、实验推理等手段表演证明，或论证某一问题。

近反义词

【近义词】

• display 显示
• show 证明
• explain 说明
• prove 证明
• establish 建立
• exhibit 展览
• expound 详细说明
• reveal 显示
• protest 抗议
• operate 操作
• instruct 教
• validate 使生效
• determine 决定
• march 行军
• rally 集会
• lobby 大厅
• support 支持
• parade 游行
• clarify 澄清
• illustrate 说明
• manifest 显示
• testify 作证
• amplify 扩大
• exemplify 例证
• represent 表现
• unfold 展开
• indicate 指示
• certify 证明
• evidence 证据
• attest 证明
• shew <古>=show
• demo 样本唱片
• present 礼物