witness
- n.证人;见证;目击者;见证人;连署人
- v.见证;(为正式文件的签署)作证，连署;当场看到，目击(尤指罪行或事故);是…的迹象;（为宗教信仰）做见证;是发生…的地点(或时间、组织等);（摆证据）就是证据，看…就知道
复数： witnesses 过去式： witnessed 现在分词： witnessing 过去分词： witnessed 第三人称单数： witnesses
wit n.颖悟力 + -ness 性质,状态等
witnessnoun
目睹者 person who sees sth
目击者；见证人
a person who sees sth happen and is able to describe it to other people
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
法庭上 in court
证人
a person who gives evidence in court
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
签名 of signature
见证人；连署人
a person who is present when an official document is signed and who also signs it to prove that they saw this happen
He was one of the witnesses at our wedding.
他是我们婚礼的证婚人之一。
宗教信仰 of religious beliefs
见证（以言行证实信仰）
evidence of a person's strong religious beliefs, that they show by what they say and do in public
to provide evidence of the truth of sth
verb
看到 see sth
当场看到，目击（尤指罪行或事故）
to see sth happen (typically a crime or an accident)
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.
我们现在看到暴力犯罪空前增多。
时间；地点 of time/place
是发生…的地点（或时间、组织等）；见证
to be the place, period, organization, etc. in which particular events take place
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。
签署 signature
（为正式文件的签署）作证，连署
to be present when an official document is signed and sign it yourself to prove that you saw this happen
to witness a signature
为签字作连署
迹象；证据 be sign/proof
是…的迹象；为…的证据
to be a sign or proof of sth
There 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。
The huge attendance figures for the exhibition witness to a healthy interest in modern art.
从展览会参观人数之巨大可以看出，人们对现代艺术具有浓厚兴趣。
（摆证据）就是证据，看…就知道
used when giving an example that proves sth you have just said
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。
宗教信仰 to religious beliefs
（为宗教信仰）做见证
to speak to people about your strong religious beliefs
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。
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。
a group of people who have gathered to watch or listen to sth such as a play or concert; the number of people who watch or listen to the same thing on television, the radio or in the cinema指戏剧、音乐会、电视、电台、电影等的观众或听众
a person watching television; a person who looks at sth指电视观众、观看者：
The programme attracted millions of viewers.
这个节目吸引了数百万电视观众。
Some of her art is intended to shock the viewer.
她的一些艺术作品旨在教观赏者吃惊。
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。
a person who is watching an event, especially a sports event指观看者、观众，尤指体育比赛的：
The stadium holds 75 000 spectators.
该体育场可容纳7.5万名观众。
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。
a person who is going past sb/sth by chance, especially when sth unexpected happens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。
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.
三个无辜的旁观者在交叉火力中丧生。
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
witness
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N-COUNT 见证人;目击者
A witness to an event such as an accident or crime is a person who saw it.Witnesses to the crash say they saw an explosion just before the disaster...
空难目击者称，就在灾难发生之前他们看见飞机发生了爆炸。
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VERB 目击;目睹
If you witness something, you see it happen.Anyone who witnessed the attack should call the police...
目睹这次袭击的人都应向警方报告。
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N-COUNT (出庭的)证人
A witness is someone who appears in a court of law to say what they know about a crime or other event.In the next three or four days, eleven witnesses will be called to testify.
接下来的三四天里，将传唤11名证人出庭作证。
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N-COUNT 见证人;连署人
A witness is someone who writes their name on a document that you have signed, to confirm that it really is your signature. -
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VERB 为(文件的签署)作证;连署
If someone witnesses your signature on a document, they write their name after it, to confirm that it really is your signature.Ask a friend to witness your signature.
请一位朋友给你的签名作证。
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VERB 见证，经历(事件、变化等)
If you say that a place, period of time, or person witnessed a particular event or change, you mean that it happened in that place, during that period of time, or while that person was alive.India has witnessed many political changes in recent years...
印度近年来经历了很多政治变动。
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VERB 以…为证;…便是明证
You use witness to introduce an example of what you have just been talking about.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，慈善捐赠也在不断增加，这便是明证。
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PHRASE 是…的见证人;是…的目击者
If you are witness to something, you see it happen.Too often children are witness to a disturbing amount of violence.
孩子们经常会目睹暴力事件,其数量之多令人不安。
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PHRASE 证明;为…作证
If a person or thing bears witness to something, they show or say that it exists or happened.Many of these poems bear witness to his years spent in India and China...
这些诗中有很多见证了他在印度和中国度过的岁月。
noun
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- testimony by word or deed to your religious faith
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- a close observer;someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
- the spectators applauded the performance
- television viewers
- sky watchers discovered a new star
- Synonym: spectator viewer watcher looker
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- someone who sees an event and reports what happened
- Synonym: witnesser informant
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- (law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature
- Synonym: attestant attestor attestator
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- (law) a person who testifies under oath in a court of law
verb
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- be a witness to
- She witnessed the accident and had to testify in court
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- perceive or be contemporaneous with
- We found Republicans winning the offices
- You'll see a lot of cheating in this school
- The 1960's saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions
- I want to see results
- Synonym: find see
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The police need a witness to make a positive ID.
警方需要有目击者加以确认。
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The witness 's story was not supported by the evidence .
目击者的描述与证据不符。
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Recent years have witnessed a growing social mobility .
近年来人们的社会流动性越来越大。
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He was one of the witnesses at our wedding .
他是我们婚礼的证婚人之一。
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My teacher agreed to be a character witness for me in court .
我的老师同意出庭做我的品德信誉见证人。
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The other witnesses will bear out what I say .
其他证人将会证实我的话。
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The disappearance of a vital witness added a new twist to the case .
一名重要证人失踪，令诉讼出现了新的变数。
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We are now witnessing an unprecedented increase in violent crime .
我们现在看到暴力犯罪空前增多。
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Police have appealed for witnesses to come forward .
警方呼吁证人挺身而出。
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Before giving evidence , witnesses in court have to take the oath .
作证之前，证人必须当庭宣誓据实作证。
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There are several witnesses who will testify for the defence .
有几名证人愿意为被告作证。
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The evidence was corroborated by two independent witnesses .
此证据由两名独立证人提供。
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Her report of what happened tallied exactly with the story of another witness .
她对于事情的叙述和另一个证人的说法完全吻合。
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The huge attendance figures for the exhibition witness to a healthy interest in modern art .
从展览会参观人数之巨大可以看出，人们对现代艺术具有浓厚兴趣。
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The witness was clearly lying through his teeth .
那证人分明是在睁着眼睛说瞎话。
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The witness 's descriptions were too imprecise to be of any real value .
证人的描述太不明确，没有任何实际价值。
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She said it before witnesses .
她当着证人的面讲出这事。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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The police have issued an appeal for witnesses .
警方发出了寻找目击证人的呼吁。
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The witness was cross-examined for over two hours .
那位证人被盘问了两个多小时。
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There was collusion between the two witnesses .
两个证人串通作伪证。
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The prosecution did its best to undermine the credibility of the witness .
原告竭力削弱证人的可信性。
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The lawyer 's apparently innocent question was designed to catch the witness off guard .
律师看似不经意的问题是为了使证人措手不及。
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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。
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There 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。
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They believed the witnesses had been coached on what to say .
他们认为证人所作的证词是别人教他们那样说的。
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She was shocked by the violent scenes she had witnessed .
她被亲眼目睹的暴虐场面惊呆了。
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There is some inconsistency between the witnesses ' evidence and their earlier statements .
证人的证据与他们先前的证词有些出入。
指可以表明某事物真实性的信息、文件等。
The latest promotion was further proof of how good at his job Jim was.
最近的这次晋升进一步证明了吉姆的工作干得有多出色。
There is no proof that this man stole your purse.
没有证据证明这个男人偷了你的钱包。
指表明某事物存在或真实的事实、迹象等，也指法庭上证明某人有罪或无罪的证据。
Do we have evidence of life on Mars?
我们有表明火星上存在生命的证据吗？
There is evidence that his new teaching method works.
有证据表明他的新教学法很管用。
These letters may be used as evidence at the trial.
这些信件可以在庭审时用作证据。
指清楚表明某事物存在或属实的事实或情况，也指法庭上的证词。
These achievements are a testimony to your diligence.
这些成就是你勤奋努力的证明。
That vendor's testimony is crucial to the prosecution's case.
那名小贩的证词对控方的起诉起着关键作用。
多指知道案件情况并在法庭上对其进行陈述的人，也可指证据或证言。
The defense has to find the key witness.
辩方得找到关键证人。
The prosecution witness didn't appear in court.
控方证人未出庭。
The monument stands there in witness of the event.
那座纪念碑屹立在那里，作为对这一事件的见证。
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