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prove [proved, proven, proving, proves] (to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for) verb [UK: pruːv] [US: ˈpruːv] | 證明verb 证明 /zhèngmíng/verb |
Provence (region in France) proper noun [UK: ˈprovəns] [US: ˈprovəns] | 普罗旺斯 /Pǔluōwàngsī/proper noun 普羅旺斯proper noun |
proverb [proverbs] (phrase expressing a basic truth) noun [UK: ˈprɒ.vɜːb] [US: ˈprɑː.vərb] | 箴言 /zhēnyán/noun 諺語noun 谚语 /yànyǔ/noun |
Proverbs (book of the Bible) proper noun [UK: ˈprɒ.vɜːbz] [US: ˈprɑː.vərbz] | 箴言 /Zhēnyán/proper noun |
approve [approved, approving, approves] (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial) verb [UK: ə.ˈpruːv] [US: ə.ˈpruːv] | 批准 /pīzhǔn/verb 贊成verb 赞成 /zànchéng/verb |
disapprove [disapproved, disapproving, disapproves] ((with of in English) to condemn; to consider wrong or inappropriate) verb [UK: ˌdɪ.sə.ˈpruːv] [US: ˌdɪ.sə.ˈpruːv] | 譴責verb 谴责 /qiǎnzé/verb |
disprove [disproved, disproven, disproving, disproves] (to refute) verb [UK: ˌdɪs.ˈpruːv] [US: ˌdɪ.ˈspruːv] | 駁斥verb 驳斥 /bóchì/verb |
Franco-Provençal (a Romance language) proper noun | 法兰克-普罗旺斯语 /Fǎlánkè-Pǔluówàngsīyǔ/proper noun 法蘭克-普羅旺斯語proper noun |
improve [improved, improving, improves] (to become better) verb [UK: ɪm.ˈpruːv] [US: ˌɪm.ˈpruːv] | 向上 /xiàngshàng/verb |
improve [improved, improving, improves] (to make something better) verb [UK: ɪm.ˈpruːv] [US: ˌɪm.ˈpruːv] | 提高 /tígāo/verb 改善 /gǎishàn/verb |
improvement [improvements] (act of improving) noun [UK: ɪm.ˈpruːv.mənt] [US: ˌɪm.ˈpruːv.mənt] | 改善 /gǎishàn/noun 改良 /gǎiliáng/noun 改进 /gǎijìn/noun 改進noun |
self-improvement (following a disciplined programme to improve one’s health or character) noun [UK: ˈsel.ˌfɪm.ˈpruːv.mənt] [US: ˈsel.ˌfɪm.ˈpruːv.mənt] | 自強noun 自强 /zìqiáng/noun 自我修養noun |
unproven (not proved) adjective [UK: ʌn.ˈpruːv.n̩] [US: ʌn.ˈpruːv.n̩] | 未經證實的 /wèijīng zhèngshí de/adjective |