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| 1 | C someone who sees a crime , accident , or other event happen （犯罪、事故等的）目击者 |
| Witnesses reported hearing two gunshots. 目击者说听到两声枪响。 |
| +to Any witnesses to the incident are asked to contact Berkeley police. 伯克利警方呼吁该事件的目击者与他们取得联系。 |
| appeal for witnesses Detectives are appealing for witnesses. 侦探正在寻找目击者。 |
| | 1a | someone who tells a court what they know about a crime （法庭上作证的）证人 | | More than twenty witnesses will be called. 20多个证人将被传唤。 | | an expert witness for the defence/prosecution 被告/原告的专家证人 | |
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| 2 | C someone who watches you sign an official document and then signs it to state that they have watched you （在正式文件上签名作证的）见证人 |
| | 2a | someone who is with you when you get married and who signs the official document that you sign 证婚人 | |
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| 3 | C someone who speaks about their strong Christian beliefs 见证人（声明自己笃信基督教的人） |
| | 3a | C/U a public statement that someone makes about their strong Christian beliefs 见证（表示笃信基督教的公开声明） | |
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| - | be witness to sth formal
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| to see something happen |
| 目睹某事 |
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| We were witness to the worst period in the club’ s history. 我们目睹了该俱乐部历史上最糟糕的时期。 |
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| - | bear witness to sth formal
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| to show that something exists or existed |
| 是某事物的见证 |
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| Bristol’ s grand buildings bear witness to the city’ s magnificent past. 布里斯托的雄伟建筑是该城市辉煌过去的见证。 |
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