ascertain

UK:  [.æsə(r)'teɪn]

US:  [.æsər'teɪn]

第三人称单数：ascertains  现在分词：ascertaining  过去式：ascertained  

v.

1.确定,查明,弄清

2.探出真相;核实;确定

3.〔罕用语〕确定,把…弄实在

4.确定,肯定,确知,确定下来,得出定论

5.查实,查明,探明,调查,探究;证实

6.发现;查明;得知

7.摸准,摸清,弄清,弄清楚,查查清楚,打听清楚

8.问,打听

9.细看

10.断定

1 . I rose, and went into the garden, as soon as I could see, to ascertain if there were any footmarks under his window.
我才能瞅得见就起来了，到花园里去，想弄明白他窗下有没有足迹。

2 . Returning along the garden path Tess mused on what the mother could have wished to ascertain from the book on this particular day.
当苔丝沿着花园的小道回屋时，心里默默地想，母亲在今天这个特别的日子里是想从书中查找什么。

3 . Now he could ponder the last question in light of his previous answers and perhaps ascertain the correct response.
现在他可以按照以前寻找答案的方式深思最后一个问题，也许可以找到正确的答案。

4 . She still kept her lips tightly compressed, as if determined fully to ascertain her longitude and position, before she committed herself.
她依旧一言不发，仿佛打定了主意，在没有完全弄清自己的处境以前，决不随便发表意见。

5 . With comparing and selecting, the author found a proper statistical method, which can be used to ascertain unattached guidelines.
同时，还在比较、选择的基础上，研究了适合于确定独立性评价指标的统计研究方法。