基本释义
- n.
- 目击者; 见证人
- v.
- 出席; 见证
词性变化
- 复数:witnesses;
- 第三人称单数:witnesses;
- 过去式:witnessed;
- 过去分词:witnessed;
- 现在分词:witnessing;
实用例句
Police have appealed for witnesses to the accident.
警方呼吁这起事故的目击者出来作证。
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a witness to the killing
杀人案的目击证人
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a defence/prosecution witness
被告的 / 控方的证人
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to appear as (a) witness for the defence/prosecution
出庭为被告 / 控方作证
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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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He has been witness to a terrible murder.
他目击了一起残忍的凶杀事件。
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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。
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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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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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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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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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The retail trade is witnessing a sharp fall in sales.
零售业的销售额在急剧下降。
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to witness a signature
为签字作连署
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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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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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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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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。
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.
这是我所见过的最速成的游泳课。
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。
Ask a friend to witness your signature.
请一位朋友给你的签名作证。
India has witnessed many political changes in recent years...
印度近年来经历了很多政治变动。
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。
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。
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。
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。
真题例句
She was a witness to the crime.
出自-2010年12月听力原文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 AAs a result it's likely to see a rise in the size of its working-age population and to witness strong economic growth over the longer term.
2017年高考英语江苏卷 任务型阅读 原文History has witnessed the endless productions of Shakespearean plays in every major language of the world.
2015年高考英语重庆卷 阅读理解 阅读E 原文Italy, which has a much weaker tradition of immigration, has witnessed a sharp increase in immigration in recent years.
2017年高考英语浙江卷（6月） 阅读理解 阅读C 原文Three weeks ago, I witnessed a small near-disaster a few miles west of here.
2015年高考英语湖北卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文By the date of his birth Europe was witnessing the passing of the religious drama, and the creation of new forms under the incentive of classical tragedy and comedy.
出自-2018年考研翻译原文英英释义
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
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"
同义词辨析
look, see, watch, observe, witness
这些动词均有"看"之意。