1、vanish
消失;失蹤;突然不見
He just vanished and was never seen again.
他就這么消失了,再也沒人見到過他
。The aircraft vanished without trace.
飛機消失得無影無蹤
。(物種)滅絕;(傳統(tǒng))消亡
Near the end of Devonian times, thirty percent of all animal life vanished.
在泥盆紀末期,30%的動物物種都滅絕了
。all the species of birds that had vanished from Iowa.
艾奧瓦州所有消失了的鳥類物種
2、confirm
證實,證明(情況屬實)
X-rays have confirmed that he has not broken any bones.
X光片證實他沒有骨折
。These new statistics confirm our worst fears about the depth of the recession.
這些新的統(tǒng)計數(shù)據(jù)證實經(jīng)濟衰退已經(jīng)嚴重到我們最為擔憂的境地
。(某人)證實,肯定,確認
The spokesman confirmed that the area was now in rebel hands.
這位發(fā)言人證實該地區(qū)現(xiàn)已落入叛亂分子手中
。He confirmed what had long been feared.
他證實了人們長期以來的擔心
。