validate /ˈvæləˌdeɪt/ verb validates; validated; validating
validates; validated; validating
Learner's definition of VALIDATE
[+ object]
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: to make (something) valid使…生效: such as
a : to state or show that something is legal or official使…具有法律效力;使生效 b : to put a mark on (something) to show that it has been checked and is official or accepted在…上盖章批准;确认…有效 -
Customs officers validated our passports.海关官员确认我们的护照有效。
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They validated our parking ticket as soon as we arrived. [=they stamped the ticket so that we would not have to pay for parking]我们刚一到他们就在我们的停车票上盖了章(以便免费停车)。
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: to show that something is real or correct证实;确认 3
: to show that someone's feelings, opinions, etc., are fair and reasonable(情感、见解等)得到认可,证明…合理 — opposite invalidate — validation
/ˌvæləˈdeɪʃən/ noun [noncount] -
Further validation is needed before the findings are published.研究成果在发表前,需要做进一步的验证。
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the validation of our concerns我们的担心的合理性
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The restaurant provides parking validation.这家餐馆提供停车许可证。