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n.[律]证人,目击者,证据,证明,证词 vt.目击,为...作证,证明,表明 vi.作证,成为证据

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动词过去式:witnessed 过去分词:witnessed 现在分词:witnessing 第三人称单数:witnesses 名词:wit-nesser

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witness


/'wɪtnɪs; `wɪtnɪs/
n
1 [C]
(a) (also `eye-witness) person who sees an event take place (and is therefore able to describe it to others) 目击者
*witnesses (at the scene) of the accident 事故(现场)的目击者
* I was a witness to their quarrel. 我是他们吵架时的目击者.(b) person who gives evidence in a lawcourt after swearing to tell the truth (在法庭上经宣誓的)证人
*a defence/prosecution witness 被告的[原告的]证人
* a witness for the defence/prosecution 被告的[原告的]证人
* The witness was cross-examined by the defending counsel. 证人受到辩护律师的诘问.
(c) person who is present at an event, esp the signing of a document, in order to testify to the fact that it took place 见证人(尤指见证签署文件的)
*Will you act as witness to the agreement between us? 您作我们协议签署时的见证人行吗?
2 [U, C usu sing 作不可数名词或可数名词, 後者通常作单数] (fml 文) what is said about an event, etc, esp in a lawcourt; (thing that serves as) testimony or evidence 证词(尤指法庭中的); 证明; 证据
*give witness on behalf of an accused person 为被告作证
* His ragged clothes were
(a) witness to his poverty. 他的破烂衣物可以证明他很贫穷.
3 (idm 习语) bear witness => bear2.

v
1 [Tn] be present at (sth) and see it 当场见到(某事物); 目击
*witness an accident, a murder, a quarrel 目击一事故、谋杀事件、一场争吵
* We were witnessing the most important scientific development of the century. 我们亲眼见到本世纪最重要的科学进展.
* (fml 文) Weather forecasters are not always right
*witness (ie look at the example of) their recent mistakes. 天气预报并非一贯正确--就看看他们最近的预报错误吧.2 [Tn] be a witness to the signing of (a document), esp by also signing the document oneself 为别人签署(文件)时作证(尤指自己也同时签字者)
*witness the signing of a contract 在一份合同签署时作证
* witness a signature, treaty, will 为一签字、条约、遗嘱签字作证.3 [Ipr] ~ to sth (law or fml 律或文) give evidence about sth in a lawcourt, etc (在法庭等上)作证
*witness (ie testify) to the truth of a statement 证明某言语属实.
1. The next witness will testify for the defense.
    下一个证人将为被告人作证。

2. The witness is going to depose.
    证人即将宣誓做证。

3. The witness was intimidated and dared not say a word.
    这个证人受到了威胁, 不敢说话。

4. The stacks of paper bore witness to a huge amount of work waiting to be done, even though I had been working seven days a week.
    桌上成堆的文件足以证明,尽管我一周七天都在工作,可还有大量的工作等着我去做。

5. According to the witness´s testimony, you were present when the crime was committed.
    根据证人证词所示, 案发时你在犯罪现场.

6. As though in a dream, I just wandered (漫步) out of the bank. Nobody tried to stop me. The police didn't seem interested in me. They didn't want to question me. I wasn't asked to be a witness (证人) or anything so I just wandered out of the bank.
    事实上,只是到了那时我才真正开始感到紧张,我还感到自己有些发抖。喝了几杯以后,我的感觉恢复了正常,但只有到了那一刻我才真正弄明白到底发生了什么。

7. She acted in collusion with the other witness.
    她与另一证人串通一气.

8. I was a witness to their quarrel.
    我是他们吵架时的目击者.

9. In a court case involving an arms deal with Iran, a witness claimed that £ 1 million had been paid by a British company to a "negotiator" who helped close a deal for the supply of tanks and other military equipment to that country.
    在一桩涉及对伊朗武器销售的案子中,一位证人声称一家英国公司曾付给某 "洽谈人"100万英镑。此人帮忙做成了一笔向伊朗提供坦克和其他军事设施的交易。

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