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单词 witness
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🔑 wit·nessBrE /ˈwɪtnəs/NAmE /ˈwɪtnəs/ noun➤person who sees sth 目睹者🔑 (also eye·wit·ness) [C] a person who sees sth happen and is able to describe it to other people 目击者；见证人◆Police have appealed for witnesses to the accident. 警方呼吁这起事故的目击者出来作证。◆a witness to the killing 杀人案的目击证人

accident, ambulance, casualty, first aid, hospital, injure, paramedic, stretcher, victim, witness

Crime 犯罪

Committing a crime 犯罪

  • commit a crime/a murder/a violent assault/a brutal killing/an armed robbery/fraud 犯罪/谋杀罪/暴力侵犯他人身体罪/残杀罪/持械抢劫罪/诈骗罪
  • be involved in terrorism/a suspected arson attack/people smuggling/human trafficking 参与恐怖主义活动；涉嫌纵火袭击；参与人口走私/人口贩卖
  • engage/participate in criminal activity/illegal practices/acts of mindless vandalism 参与犯罪活动/非法活动/愚昧的故意毁坏他人财产的行为
  • steal sb's wallet/purse/ (BrE) mobile phone/ (NAmE) cell phone 偷某人的钱包/手机
  • rob a bank/a person/a tourist 抢劫银行/他人/游客
  • break into/ (BrE) burgle/ (NAmE) burglarize a house/a home/an apartment 入室盗窃
  • hijack a plane/ship/bus 劫持飞机/轮船/公共汽车
  • smuggle drugs/weapons/arms/immigrants 走私毒品/武器/军火；偷运移民
  • launder drug money (through sth) （通过…）洗毒资
  • forge documents/certificates/passports 伪造文件/证件/护照
  • take/accept/pay sb/offer (sb) a bribe 索取/收受贿赂；向（某人）行贿
  • run a phishing/an email/an Internet scam 进行网络钓鱼/电子邮件/互联网诈骗

Fighting crime 打击犯罪

  • combat/fight crime/terrorism/corruption/drug trafficking 打击犯罪/恐怖主义/腐败/贩毒
  • prevent/stop credit-card fraud/child abuse/software piracy 防止/阻止信用卡诈骗/虐待儿童/软件盗版
  • deter/stop criminals/burglars/thieves/shoplifters/vandals 威慑/阻止犯罪分子/入室盗窃者/小偷/商店扒手/故意破坏公物者
  • reduce/tackle/crack down on knife/gun/violent/street crime/ (especially BrE) antisocial behaviour 减少/处理/严厉打击持刀/持枪/暴力/街头犯罪/反社会行为
  • foil a bank raid/a terrorist plot 挫败一起银行抢劫案/一次恐怖分子的阴谋
  • help/support/protect the victims of crime 帮助/支持/保护犯罪活动的受害者

Investigating crime 调查犯罪活动

  • report a crime/a theft/a rape/an attack/ (especially BrE) an incident to the police 向警方举报不法行为/偷窃案/强奸案/袭击事件/暴力事件
  • witness the crime/attack/murder/incident 目击犯罪/袭击/谋杀/暴力事件
  • investigate a murder/ (especially NAmE) a homicide/a burglary/a robbery/the alleged incident 调查谋杀案/蓄意杀人案/入室盗窃案/抢劫案/涉嫌的暴力事件
  • conduct/launch/pursue an investigation (into…)/ (especially BrE) a police/murder inquiry 进行/开始/继续（对…的）调查/警方调查/谋杀案调查
  • investigate/reopen a criminal/murder case 调查/重新审理犯罪/谋杀案件
  • examine/investigate/find fingerprints at the crime scene/the scene of crime 仔细检查/调查/查找犯罪现场的指纹
  • collect/gather forensic evidence 收集法医证据
  • uncover new evidence/a fraud/a scam/a plot/a conspiracy/political corruption/a cache of weapons 发现新证据/诈骗/欺诈/密谋/阴谋/政治腐败/私藏武器
  • describe/identify a suspect/the culprit/the perpetrator/the assailant/the attacker 描述/指认嫌疑犯/罪犯/作恶者/攻击者/袭击者
  • question/interrogate a suspect/witness 询问嫌疑人/目击证人
  • solve/crack the case 破案
 ➡ collocations at justice➤in court 法庭上🔑 [C] a person who gives evidence in court 证人◆a defence/prosecution witness 被告的/控方的证人◆to appear as (a) witness for the defence/prosecution 出庭为被告/控方作证witnessobserver ⬥ onlooker ⬥ passer-by ⬥ bystander ⬥ eyewitness

These are all words for a person who sees sth happen. 以上各词均指目睹事情发生的人。

  • witness a person who sees sth happen and is able to describe it to other people; a person who gives evidence in a court of law 指目击者、见证人、证人：◆Police have appealed for witnesses to the accident. 警方呼吁这起事故的目击者出来作证。
  • observer a person who sees sth happen 指观察者、目击者：◆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。
  • onlooker a person who watches sth that is happening but is not involved in it 指旁观者：◆A crowd of onlookers gathered at the scene of the crash. 在撞车地点聚集了一大群围观者。
  • passer-by a person who is going past sb/sth by chance, especially when sth unexpected happens 指路人、过路的人，尤指意想不到的事发生时碰巧路过的：◆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。
  • bystander a person who is near and can see what is happening when sth such as an accident or fight takes place 指现场目击者、旁观者：◆Three innocent bystanders were killed in the crossfire. 三名无辜的旁观者在交火中丧生。
  • eyewitness a person who has seen a crime or accident and can describe it afterwards 指犯罪或事故现场的目击者、见证人

Patterns

  • a witness/an observer/an onlooker/a passer-by/a bystander/an eyewitness sees sth
  • an observer/an onlooker/a passer-by/a bystander witnesses sth
➤of signature 签名🔑 [C] a person who is present when an official document is signed and who also signs it to prove that they saw this happen 见证人；联署人◆He was one of the witnesses at our wedding. 他是我们婚礼的证婚人之一。➤of religious beliefs 宗教信仰 [U] evidence of a person's strong religious beliefs, that they show by what they say and do in public 见证（以言行证实信仰）  ➡  see also Jehovah's Witness ●be (a) ˈwitness to sth(formal) to see sth take place 目击，看见（某事发生）◆He has been witness to a terrible murder. 他目击了一起残忍的凶杀事件。to show that sth is true; to provide evidence for sth 证明…真实；为…提供证据◆His good health is a witness to the success of the treatment. 他身体健康证明这种疗法是成功的。●bear/give ˈwitness (to sth)to provide evidence of the truth of sth 为…作证；证明
🔑 wit·nessBrE /ˈwɪtnəs/NAmE /ˈwɪtnəs/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they witness BrE /ˈwɪtnəs/ NAmE /ˈwɪtnəs/present simple - he / she / it witnesses BrE /ˈwɪtnəsɪz/ NAmE /ˈwɪtnəsɪz/past simple witnessed BrE /ˈwɪtnəst/ NAmE /ˈwɪtnəst/past participle witnessed BrE /ˈwɪtnəst/ NAmE /ˈwɪtnəst/ -ing form witnessing BrE /ˈwɪtnəsɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈwɪtnəsɪŋ/➤see sth 看到🔑 [T] ~ sthto see sth happen (typically a crime or an accident) 当场看到，目击（尤指罪行或事故）◆She was shocked by the violent scenes she had witnessed. 她被亲眼目睹的暴虐场面惊呆了。◆Police have appealed for anyone who witnessed the incident to contact them. 警方呼吁凡是目击这一事件的人与他们联系。◆We are now witnessing an unprecedented increase in violent crime. 我们现在亲眼看到暴力犯罪空前增多。noticenote ⬥ detect ⬥ observe ⬥ witness

These words all mean to see sth, especially when you pay careful attention to it. 以上各词均含看到、注意到之义。

  • notice to see, hear or become aware of sb/sth; to pay attention to sb/sth 指看（或听）到、注意到、意识到、注意、留意：◆The first thing I noticed about the room was the smell. 我首先注意到的是这屋子里的气味。
  • note (rather formal) to notice or pay careful attention to sth 指注意、留意：◆Please note (that) the office will be closed on Monday. 请注意办事处星期一将关闭。 NOTE This word is very common in business English. 该词在商务英语中非常通用：◆Note that the prices are inclusive of VAT. 注意这些价格含增值税。
  • detect to discover or notice sth, especially sth that is not easy to see, hear, etc. 指发现、查明、侦察出：◆The tests are designed to detect the disease early. 这些检查旨在及早查出疾病。
  • observe (formal) to see or notice sb/sth 指看到、注意到、观察到：◆Have you observed any changes lately? 最近你注意到什么变化没有？◆The police observed a man enter the bank. 警察注意到一个男人走进了银行。
  • witness (rather formal) to see sth happen 指当场看到、目击：◆Police have appealed for anyone who witnessed the incident to contact them. 警方呼吁目击这一事件的人与他们联系。

Patterns

  • to notice/note/detect/observe that/how/what/where/who…
  • to notice/observe/witness sth happen/sb do sth
➤of time/place 时间；地点 [T] ~ sthto be the place, period, organization, etc. in which particular events take place 是发生…的地点（或时间、组织等）；见证◆Recent years have witnessed a growing social mobility. 近年来人们的社会流动性越来越大。◆The retail trade is witnessing a sharp fall in sales. 零售业的销售额在急剧下降。➤signature 签署 [T] ~ sthto be present when an official document is signed and sign it yourself to prove that you saw this happen （为正式文件的签署）作证，联署◆to witness a signature 联署作证

agreement, binding, certificate, clause, deed, document, draft, draw up, subsection, witness

➤be sign/proof 迹象；证据 [T, I, usually passive] to be a sign or proof of sth 是…的迹象；为…的证据◆~ sthThere has been increasing interest in her life and work, as witnessed by the publication of two new biographies. 从两部新传记的出版可以看出，人们对她的生活和工作越来越感兴趣。◆~ to sthThe huge attendance figures for the exhibition witness to a healthy interest in modern art. 从展览会参观人数之多可以看出，人们对现代艺术具有浓厚兴趣。 [T] ~ sth(formal) used when giving an example that proves sth you have just said （摆证据）…就是证据，看…就知道◆Authentic Italian cooking is very healthy—witness the low incidence of heart disease in Italy. 正宗的意大利烹饪对健康非常有益，在意大利心脏病发病率低就是证据。➤to religious beliefs 宗教信仰 [I] ~ (to sth)(especially NAmE) to speak to people about your strong religious beliefs （为宗教信仰）做见证 SYN testify
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