1 (also eyewitness)a witness (to sth) a person who sees sth happen and who can tell other people about it later 目击者:
There were two witnesses to the accident.有两个人目睹那起事故。
2 a person who appears in a court of law to say what he/she has seen or what he/she knows about sb/sth (法庭上作证的)证人:
a witness for the defence/prosecution被告╱原告证人
3 a person who sees sb sign an official document and who then signs it himself/herself (文件签署的)见证人
bear witness (to sth)→BEAR²
witness²
/ˈwɪtnəs ||; ˈwɪtnɪs/verb[T]
1 to see sth happen and be able to tell other people about it later 目击,目睹(事情的发生):
to witness a murder目击谋杀案发生
2 to see sb sign an official document and then sign it yourself 见证(文件的签署):
to witness a will为遗嘱的签署作见证
witness1/ˋwItnIs; ˈwItnəs or ˈwItnIs/n [C]1 someone who sees an accident, crime etc and can say what happened〔事故或罪案的〕目击者﹐目击证人: +to Police have appealed for witnesses to the accident. 警方呼吁这起事故的目击者出来作证。2 someone who tells a court of law what they know about the case that is being considered〔法庭上的〕证人: Will she be called as a witness (=asked to speak in court)? 她会被传召作证吗?Few witnesses are willing to testify (=speak in court) against him. 很少有证人愿意出庭指控他。prosecution/defence witness 控方/辩方证人3 someone who is present when an official document is signed, and who signs it to prove this〔签署正式文件的〕见证人
witness2v [T] 1 to see something happen, especially an accident or crime 目击﹐亲眼看见〔尤指事故或罪行〕: Several people witnessed the attack. 好几个人目击了这次袭击事件。see box at见 SEE 方框2 to experience an important event or change 经历〔重大事件或变化〕: Our generation has witnessed a period of peace. 我们这一代经历了和平时期。3 to be present when someone signs an official document, and to sign it to prove this 在〔正式文件上〕签名见证
witnesswitnesswitnesseswitnessedwitnessingnoun (pluralwitnesses)1a person who sees something happen and can tell other people about it later: There were two witnesses to the accident.2a person who goes to a court of law to tell people what they saw: a witness for the defence▶ witnessverb (witnesses, witnessing, witnessed): She witnessed a murder.