witness
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT A witness to an event such as an accident or crime is a person who saw it. 目击者
Witnesses to the crash say they saw an explosion just before the disaster. 这起坠机事故的目击者说, 在灾难发生之前他们看到了爆炸。
2. V-T If you witness something, you see it happen. 目击
Anyone who witnessed the attack should call the police. 任何目睹了那场攻击的人都应该报警。
3. N-COUNT A witness is someone who appears in a court of law to say what they know about a crime or other event. 证人
In the next three or four days, eleven witnesses will be called to testify. 在随后的三四天里,11名证人将传唤来作证。
4. N-COUNT A witness is someone who writes their name on a document that you have signed, to confirm that it really is your signature. 连署人
The codicil must first be signed and dated by you in the presence of two witnesses. 该遗嘱附件必须首先由你当着两个连署人的面签名并写上日期。
5. V-T If someone witnesses your signature on a document, they write their name after it, to confirm that it really is your signature. 连署
Ask a friend, (not your spouse), to witness your signature. 请一位朋友(不可以是你的配偶),来连署你的签名。
6. V-T 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. 见证
India has witnessed many political changes in recent years. 印度近些年见证了许多政治变革。
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witness /ˈwɪtnɪs/ (witnessing,witnessed,witnesses)
剑桥词典
- If you haven't got a witness, you haven't got a leg to stand on.
- One by one the witnesses narrated the sequence of events which led up to the disaster .
- The document was signed in the presence of two witnesses.
- New witnesses have cast doubt on some of the evidence that sent the 19 year old to the gallows .
- She bore witness to his patience and diligence.
witness noun [C] (SEE)
a person who sees an event happening , especially a crime or an accident(尤指犯罪或事故的)目击者
Police are appealing for witnesses to the accident to come forward . 警方呼吁那场事故的目击者站出来。
According to (eye ) witnesses, the robbery was carried out by two teenage boys . 据目击者说,抢劫案是两个十几岁的少年干的。
be witness to sth
to see something happen
看到;目睹
She was witness to the tragic event . 她目睹了这一悲剧。
someone who is asked to be present at a particular event and sign their name in order to prove that things have been done correctly
见证人;连署人
He signed the treaty in the presence of two witnesses. 他在两位见证人面前签署了条约。
They were married a year after they first met , with two friends acting as witnesses. 初次见面一年之后,他们在两位朋友的见证之下结婚了。
例句
witness noun [C] (LAW)
a person in a law court who says what they know about a legal case or a particular person
(法庭上的)证人
Ten witnesses are expected to testify at the trial today. 在今天的审判中,将有两名证人出庭作证。
The key witness for the prosecution was offered police protection after she received death threats . 原告的关键证人在受到死亡恐吓后得到了警方的保护。
expert witness
a person who is allowed to give their opinion in a law court because of their knowledge or practical experience of a particular subject
专家证人
A psychiatrist was called as an expert witness for the defence . 一位精神病医生作为被告的专家证人被传作证。