Definition
To prove that an accusation or statement made against someone is true.
证实（陈述）为真；证明（指控）成立
Despite the police's best efforts, they couldn't make the charges stick against him.
尽管警方尽了最大努力，他们还是无法让对他的指控成立。
The prosecutor tried to make the accusations stick, but the evidence was lacking.
检察官试图让指控成立，但证据不足。
The newspaper published some scandals about him, but none of them could be made to stick.
报纸刊登了一些关于他的丑闻，但没有一个能成立。