witness
witness
英[ˈwɪtnəs]美[ˈwɪtnəs]
n.目击者，见证人；
v.出席，见证；
复数：witnesses;
第三人称单数：witnesses;
过去式：witnessed;
过去分词：witnessed;
现在分词：witnessing;
例句
The witness tripped up rather badly under close cross-examination.这个证人在严密的盘问之下破绽百出。
The witness showed unquestionable proof.证人出示了确凿的证据。
The chief witness was allowed to leave the town only after lodging a sworn statement with the police.主要见证人向警方提交宣过誓的证词后,才可离开市镇。
I shall prove to you that the witness is quite unreliable.我将向你证明,证人十分不可靠。
Line up these men and see if the witness can recognize the criminal.让这些人站成一排看看见证人能否从中把罪犯认出来。
An important witness was absent when the case came up.开庭时, 有个重要的证人没有出席。
The gangster's friends bought off the police witness.那坏蛋的朋友买通了**方面的证人。
a veracious witness诚实的目击者
an ocular witness目击者, 见证人
There’s not a vestige of truth in the witness’s statement.这个证人的证词没有一丝一毫的真实性。
英语六级真题
In just the past few weeks, the world has witnessed the destructive power of earthquakes in Indonesia, typhoons in the Philippines, and the destructive sea waves that struck Samoa and neighboring islands.
出自-2016年6月听力原文Many factors influence the accuracy of witness testimony.
出自-2012年6月听力原文At Jackson's trial, although two witnesses testified that Jackson was with them in another location at the times of the crimes, he was convicted anyway.
出自-2012年6月听力原文For instance, witnesses sometimes see photographs of several suspects before they try to identify the person they saw in a lineup of people
出自-2012年6月听力原文The questions the police ask witnesses also have an effect on them.
出自-2012年6月听力原文My idea was to photograph this beautiful and very unique coastline, rich in history, before it's too late—as a last witness.
2017年6月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section A柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
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.
例句
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。No witnesses have come forward.没有目击证人站出来。VERB
目击;目睹
If you witness something, you see it happen.
例句
Anyone who witnessed the attack should call the police...目睹这次袭击的人都应向警方报告。It was the quickest swimming lesson I'd ever witnessed.这是我所见过的*速成的游泳课。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.
例句
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。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.
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.
例句
Ask a friend to witness your signature.请一位朋友给你的签名作证。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.
例句
India has witnessed many political changes in recent years...印度近年来经历了很多**变动。The year 1886 witnessed the first extended translation into English of the writings of Eliphas Levi...1886年，埃利法斯·莱维的作品第一次有了长篇英译本。VERB
以…为证;…便是明证
You use witness to introduce an example of what you have just been talking about.
例句
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。PHRASE
是…的见证人;是…的目击者
If you are witness to something, you see it happen.
例句
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。PHRASE
证明;为…作证
If a person or thing bears witness to something, they show or say that it exists or happened.
例句
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。Many veterans believe it is their job to bear witness to the horrors of war that they personally experienced.很多老兵认为他们有职责为他们亲身经历的战争的恐怖作证。英汉词典释义
n.
目击者; 证人
She was a witness of the incident.她是事件的目击者。A witness was examined by him in a court of law.他在法庭上质问一个证人。证词; 证据
He gave witness on behalf of an accused person.他为被告作证。见证人；连署人
见证（以言行证实信仰）
vt.
亲眼看见, 目击
I witnessed the accident.我亲眼目睹了这场事故。作证, 证明
No one could witness that he was present.没有人能证明他在现场。表示, 说明
Severe damage witnessed the destructive force of the storm.严重的损失表明了这场暴风雨巨大的破坏力。是发生…的地点（或时间、组织等）；见证
（为正式文件的签署）作证，连署
是…的迹象；为…的证据
（摆证据）…就是证据，看…就知道
vi.
（为**信仰）做见证
英英词典释义
Noun
1. someone who sees an event and reports what happened
2. 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"3. testimony by word or deed to your religious faith
4. (law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature
5. (law) a person who testifies under oath in a court of law
Verb
1. be a witness to
2. perceive or be contemporaneous with;
"We found Republicans winning the offices""You'll see a lot of cheating in this school""I want to see results""The 1960 saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions""I want to see results"行业词典
法律： 证人；
金融： 见证人；中人；证据；
