1. | ~ sth 证实；证明有理to prove that sth is true or that you were right to do sth, especially when other people had a different opinion |
I have every confidence that this decision will be fully vindicated. 我完全相信这一决定的正确性将得到充分证明。 |
2. | ~ sb 澄清（责难或嫌疑）；证明（某人）无罪（责）to prove that sb is not guilty when they have been accused of doing sth wrong or illegal |
New evidence emerged, vindicating him completely. 新证据出现了，证明他完全是无辜的。 |
