1. | [c] 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 |
2. | [c] 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 |
3. | [c] 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。 |
4. | [u] 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 |
He has been witness to a terrible murder. 他目击了一起残忍的凶杀事件。 |
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。 |
He has been witness to a terrible murder. 他目击了一起残忍的凶杀事件。 |
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。 |
1. | [t] ~ 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. 我们现在亲眼看到暴力犯罪空前增多。 |
2. | [t] ~ sth 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。 |
3. | [t] ~ sth （为正式文件的签署）作证，联署to be present when an official document is signed and sign it yourself to prove that you saw this happen |
to witness a signature 联署作证 |
4. | [t][i][usupass] 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多可以看出，人们对现代艺术具有浓厚兴趣。 |
5. | [t] ~ sth （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。 |
6. | [i] ~ (to sth) （为宗教信仰）做见证to speak to people about your strong religious beliefs |
