单词 | witness |
释义 | witness¹ 1.(eyewitness)见证人;目击者 Witnesses to the crash say they saw an explosion just before the disaster.坠机事件的目击者称, 就在灾难发生前他们看见了爆炸。 No witnesses have come forward.没有目击证人站出来。 in front of witnesses当着目击者的面 She accused him of corruption, in front of witnesses.她当着目击者的面指控他腐败。 2.(testimony)可作证据的人(或物) 3.(in court)证人 Other witnesses were called, and gave similar evidence.其他证人也受到传唤, 并给出了相似的证词。 Eleven witnesses will be called to testify.11名证人将被传唤出庭作证。 witness for the prosecution控方证人;原告证人 witness for the defence辩方证人;被告证人 4.(to signature, marriage)见证人;联署人 You need two witnesses in order to get married.你需要两个见证人才能结婚。 5.to be witness to sth<正式>目睹… Too often children are witness to violence.孩子们经常会目睹暴力事件。 6.to bear witness to<正式>证明 to bear witness to sth证明… His smile bears witness to his new-found happiness.他的微笑证明他找到了新的幸福。 Many of these poems bear witness to his years spent in India.这些诗中的很多首都见证了他在印度度过的岁月。 witness²🄰 vt. 1.(see)+ incident, attack, crime目击;目睹 At least fifteen persons witnessed the attack on Morris.至少有15个人亲眼看到了对莫里斯的袭击。 It was the quickest swimming lesson I'd ever witnessed.这是我所见过的最速成的游泳课。 We are witnessing the breakdown of bureaucracy.我们正在目睹官僚体制的崩溃。 2.(give/serve as evidence)充当…的证据 3.(be scene of)+ changes, events见证;经历 India has witnessed many political changes in recent years.印度近年来经历了很多政治变革。 The year 1886 witnessed the first extended translation into English of the writings of Eliphas Levi.1886年, 埃利法斯•莱维的作品首次有了长篇英译本。 4.+ signature, document为…见证;为…联署 Ask a friend to witness your signature.请一位朋友给你的签名联署。 🄱 vi. 1.(尤指在法庭上)作证 to witness to sth为…作证 He witnessed to her unnatural behaviour.他为她的异常行为作了证。 to witness to having seen sth作证看到了… 2.witness (sth)<正式>以…为证;…便是明证 Americans are a generous people: witness the increase in charitable giving, even during the recession.美国人是个慷慨的民族:即使是在经济萧条时期慈善捐赠也在增加, 这便是明证。 |
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