1、确证；证实；证明
搭配：[+ report, rumour, fears]
These new statistics confirm our worst fears about the depth of the recession.
这些新的统计数据证实，经济衰退已经严重到我们最担忧的程度。
She hired a private detective to confirm her suspicions.
她雇了一名私家侦探来证实她的怀疑。
This confirms what I suspected all along.
这证实了我一直以来的怀疑。
X-rays have confirmed that he has not broken any bones.
X光片证明他没有一处骨折。
2、加强；加重；加深
搭配：[+ suspicions]
In a way this confirmed my suspicions.
这在某种程度上加重了我的怀疑。
3、（再次）确认；（进一步）证实
搭配：[+ rumour, story]
I neither confirmed nor denied the rumours.
我既没有确认也没有否定谣言。
The spokesman confirmed that the area was now in rebel hands.
发言人确认该地区目前已落入叛乱分子手中。
He confirmed what had long been feared.
他证实了长期以来的担心。
4、确定；确认
搭配：[+ booking, reservation, appointment, arrangement]
I want to confirm my booking on this evening's ferry.
我想确定一下我今晚预定的轮渡。
You make the reservation, and I'll confirm it in writing.
你来预订，我会去函确认。