| 词汇 | witness |
| 释义 | witness | BrE ˈwɪtnəs, AmE ˈwɪtnəs | A. noun ① countable (onlooker) 目击者 ▸ to be (a) witness to sth; 是…的目击者 ‹event, crime›▸ we have been witnesses to great changes in society 我们见证了社会的巨大变化 ② countable Law (sb who testifies) 证人 ▸ a prosecution/defence witness 原告/被告证人 ▸ to call a witness 传唤证人出庭作证 ▸ to call sb as a witness 请某人作证人 ▸ to produce a witness 提供一位证人 ③ countable Law (signatory) 见证人 ▸ to act as (a) witness 充当见证人 ▸ in the presence of a witness 当着见证人的面 ▸ a witness to an agreement/a will//sb's signature 合约/遗嘱/某人签名的连署人 ▸ a witness at a wedding 证婚人 ④ uncountable formal (testimony) 证明 ▸ to be or bear witness to sth «appearance, state» (prove) 证明某事物 (indicate) 表明某事物 ▸ to give witness on behalf of sb 为某人作证 ▸ to bear false witness Law 作伪证 ▸ in witness of sth 作为某事的证明 ▸ in witness thereof, … 兹证明，… ⑤ uncountable Religion 见证 B. transitive verb ① (see) 目睹 ‹accident, event›② Law (authenticate) 为…作证 ‹signature›; 为…的签署作证 ‹document, agreement›; 作…的见证人 ‹marriage›③ formal (be evidence for) 见证 ; (be a sign of) 表明 ▸ his hard work has paid off, (as) witness his exam results 他的努力获得了回报，他的考试成绩就是明证 ④ figurative (experience) «person, society, place» 经历 ‹change›▸ the last decade has witnessed tremendous advances in technology 过去的10年在技术方面有了巨大进步 ▸ this house has witnessed many historic events 这栋房子里发生过许多历史事件 C. intransitive verb 证明 ▸ to witness to sth; 证明某事物 ▸ his writings witness to an inner toughness 从他的文章中可以看出内心的坚强 |
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