corroborate /kəˈrɒbəreɪt/ TEM8 ( corroborating, corroborated, corroborates )

• 1. 

  V-T To corroborate something that has been said or reported means to provide evidence or information that supports it. 证实 [正式]

  例：

  I had access to a wide range of documents which corroborated the story.

  我能取得大量文件来证实这个故事。

• 2. 

  corroboration N-UNCOUNT 确证

  例：

  He could not get a single witness to establish independent corroboration of his version of the accident.

  他找不到一个目击证人可以为他对事故的陈述提供独立的佐证。