178　confirm和conform

① confirm使更坚定；证实；确定，确认；批准。

Her remarks confirmed my belief that she was a very rude woman. 她的话使我进一步认定她是个很粗鲁的女人。

② conform遵守，依照；符合，一致。conform to表示“符合，遵从（规则、风俗、法律等）

The two scientists stopped working together because their theories did not conform. 这两位科学家不再合作，因为他们的理论不一致。

We must conform with the rules.

We must conform to the rules.

我们必须遵守规则。