a person who has seen a crime, accident, etc. and can describe it afterwards 目击者;见证人 an eyewitness account of the suffering of the refugees 目击者对难民苦难遭遇的叙述
Synonyms witnesswitnesssee also witness- observer
- onlooker
- passer-by
- bystander
- eyewitness
- witness a person who sees something happen and is able to describe it to other people; a person who gives evidence in a court of law:
Police have appealed for witnesses to the accident. 警方呼吁这起事故的目击者出来作证。
- observer a person who sees something happen:
According to observers, the plane exploded shortly after take-off. 据目击者说,飞机起飞后不久就爆炸了。
- onlooker a person who watches something that is happening but is not involved in it:
A crowd of onlookers gathered at the scene of the crash. 在撞车地点聚集了一大群围观者。
- passer-by a person who is going past somebody/something by chance, especially when something unexpected happens:
Police asked passers-by if they had witnessed the accident. 警察询问过路的人是否目击了这次事故。
- bystander a person who is near and can see what is happening when something such as an accident or fight takes place:
Three innocent bystanders were killed in the crossfire. 三名无辜的旁观者在交火中丧生。
- eyewitness
a person who has seen a crime or accident and can describe it afterwards. 指犯罪或事故现场的目击者、见证人
- a witness/an observer/an onlooker/a passer-by/a bystander/an eyewitness sees something
- an observer/an onlooker/a passer-by/a bystander witnesses something
Extra ExamplesTopics Crime and punishmentb2Police are comparing two eyewitness accounts of the events. 警方正在比较两个目击者对事件的描述。 One eyewitness saw the gunmen leave the building. 一位目击者看见持枪歹徒离开大楼。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryEyewitness is used before these nouns:- account
- identification
- report
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