plural witnesses
plural witnesses
Learner's definition of WITNESS
1 [count]
a : a person who sees something (such as a crime) happen(犯罪活動等的)見證者,目擊者 —
often + to — see also eyewitness b law : a person who makes a statement in a court about what he or she knows or has seen證人 -
The defense/prosecution called its first witness to the stand.辯方/控方召第一證人入證人席。
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a witness for the defense/prosecution辯方/控方的證人
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a character witness [=a person who can say whether someone is honest, has a good character, etc.]品德信譽見證人
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[count] : a person who is present at an event (such as a wedding) and can say that it happened(婚禮等的)見證人 3
[noncount] US : a statement of a person's religious beliefs宗教信仰聲明;見證
bear witness
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: to show that something exists or is true爲…做證;證明 —
+ to 2
formal : to make a statement saying that you saw or know something成爲…的證人
be witness to
: to see (something) happen見證…發生 2 witness /ˈwɪtnəs/ verb
witnesses; witnessed; witnessing
witnesses; witnessed; witnessing
Learner's definition of WITNESS
1
[+ object] : to see (something) happen目睹(某事發生) 2
[+ object] law : to be present at (an event) in order to be able to say that it happened : to act as a legal witness of (something)(爲某一事件)做證;見證 3
[+ object] : to be the time or place when (something) happens是發生…的地點(或時間);見證 -
The past decade has witnessed many new advances in medical research. [=many new advances have occurred in the past decade]過去的十年醫學研究有了許多新進展。
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The industry is witnessing a gradual decline in sales. [=sales are declining in the industry]這個行業的銷售額正逐漸下降。
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used to say that something is an example of or is proof of something以…爲證據;以…爲例 5
[no object] US : to make a public statement about your religious beliefs聲明宗教信仰