eye·wit·ness
noun/ˈaɪwɪtnəs/
/ˈaɪwɪtnəs/
- a person who has seen a crime, accident, etc. and can describe it afterwards
目击者；见证人 - an eyewitness account of the suffering of the refugees
目击者对难民苦难遭遇的叙述
Synonyms witnesswitnessobserver ▪ onlooker ▪ passer-by ▪ bystander ▪ eyewitnessThese are all words for a person who sees something happen.witness a person who sees something happen and is able to describe it to other people; a person who gives evidence in a court of law:see also witness- Police have appealed for witnesses to the accident.
警方呼吁这起事故的目击者出来作证。
- According to observers, the plane exploded shortly after take-off.
据目击者说，飞机起飞后不久就爆炸了。
- A crowd of onlookers gathered at the scene of the crash.
在撞车现场聚集了一大群围观者。
- Police asked passers-by if they had witnessed the accident.
警察询问过路的人是否目击了这次事故。
- Three innocent bystanders were killed in the crossfire.
三名无辜的旁观者在交火中丧生。
- a witness/an observer/an onlooker/a passer-by/a bystander/an eyewitness sees something
- an observer/an onlooker/a passer-by/a bystander witnesses something
Extra ExamplesTopics Crime and punishmentb2- Police are comparing two eyewitness accounts of the events.
警方正在比较两名目击者对事件的描述。 - One eyewitness saw the gunmen leave the building.
一位目击者看见持枪歹徒离开大楼。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryEyewitness is used before these nouns:- account
- identification
- report
- …
- an eyewitness account of the suffering of the refugees