n. 目击者,见证人,[法]证人,证据
vt. 出席或知道,作记录,提供或作为…的证据
vi. 做证人,见证
变形:过去式: witnessed; 现在分词:witnessing; 过去分词:witnessed;
witness可以用作动词
witness的基本意思是“亲眼看见”“目击”某事件的发生,也可表示“作证”“证明”,还有“表示”“说明”的意思。
witness一般用作及物动词,接名词、代词、动名词或that从句作宾语。
witness用作动词的用法例句
Did anyone witness the traffic accident?有谁目击了这场交通事故?
Please the witness to the room on the right.请把目击证人带到左边的房间。
It was an extraordinary experience to witness the first sunrise of the new millennium.亲眼目睹千禧年的第一缕曙光是一种与众不同的经历。
witness用作动词的用法例句
The empty cupboard was a witness of his poverty.空的食橱就是他贫穷的证明。
He is a living witness to my innocence.他是证明我清白的活证人。
1、His girlfriend had gone into the witness box and taken the oath.
他的女朋友进入证人席并立了誓。
2、The plaintiff's sole witness, a gambler and layabout, was easily discredited.
原告唯一的证人嗜赌成性,游手好闲,其证词一下子就被推翻了。
3、The convictions rest solely on disputed witness and confessional statements.
仅仅根据有争议的目击者证言和供词就定了罪。