- (also eyewitness)[countable]
a person who sees something happen and is able to describe it to other people 目击者；见证人 He failed to interview a key witness. 他没能采访到一位关键证人。 - witness to something
Police have appealed for witnesses to the accident. 警方呼吁这起事故的目击者出来作证。 We have a witness to the killing. 我们有目击证人。 According to witnesses, the man jumped out of his vehicle and attacked the other driver. 据目击者称，该男子跳下车，袭击了另一名司机。 She gave a witness statement to the police. 她向警方提供了证人证词。 Mark had to go into the witness protection programme to escape the violence. 马克不得不参加证人保护计划以逃避暴力。
Extra ExamplesTopics Crime and punishmentb2A judicial investigation was ordered, but witnesses were threatened and none would testify. 司法调查令已经下达，但是证人受到威胁，都不愿意出庭作证。 According to witnesses, the thief escaped through the bedroom window. 根据目击者的描述，小偷是从卧室的窗户逃走的。 Police have so far failed to trace any witnesses to the attack. 到目前为止，警方还没有找到这次袭击的目击者。 She was the only witness to identify Peters as the attacker. 她是指认彼得斯为攻击者的唯一证人。 The police are appealing for witnesses. 警方呼吁目击者出来作证。 Two witnesses came forward with evidence. 两个目击者出庭作证。 Witnesses reported that the suspect was a white male. 目击者举报说，嫌疑犯是一名白人男子。 He was charged with conspiracy to suborn witnesses. 他被指控阴谋收买证人作伪证。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- crucial
- key
- material
- …
- appeal for
- trace
- come forward
- report
- account
- statement
- according to witness
- witness to
- [countable]
a person who gives evidence in court 证人 a defence/prosecution witness 被告的／控方的证人 He was hired to be an expert witness in the trial. 他被聘为审判的专家证人。 to appear as (a) witness for the defence/prosecution 出庭为被告／控方作证 The defence called their first witness. 被告传唤他们的第一个证人。 Several witnesses testified that there had been two gunmen. 几个目击者证实有两名持枪歹徒。
Synonyms witnesswitnesssee also hostile 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 Law and justiceb2He was placed on a witness protection scheme. 他被纳入了证人保护计划。 He was subpoenaed as a witness in a bankruptcy case. 在一起破产案中，他被传唤做证人。 She appeared as a character witness. 她是作为品格证人出庭的。 She went into a witness protection program. 她成为证人保护计划的保护对象。 The jury convicted him on two counts of witness tampering. 陪审团给他定了两项干扰证人罪。 The next witness took the stand. 下一个证人出庭作证。 the defence's chief witness 被告的主要证人 She appeared as a witness for the prosecution. 她出庭为控方作证。 As the last person to see her alive, he was a material witness in the case. 作为她死前最后一个见过她的人，他成为本案的重要目击证人。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- chief
- main
- principal
- …
- call
- subpoena
- summon
- …
- be sworn in
- take the stand
- give evidence
- …
- box
- stand
- summons
- …
- a witness for the defence/defense
- a witness for the prosecution
- [countable]
a person who is present when an official document is signed and who also signs it to prove that they saw this happen 见证人；联署人 He was one of the witnesses at our wedding. 他是我们婚礼的证婚人之一。 The will was signed in the presence of two witnesses. 遗嘱是在两个证人在场的情况下签署的。 - witness to something
There was no witness to her signature. 没有人见证她的签名。
Extra ExamplesTopics Law and justiceb2When you sign the contract you'll need a witness. 当你签合同时，你需要一个证人。 the marriage contract is signed in front of witnesses 婚约是当着几个见证人的面签订的。 Would you be willing to act as a witness to my signature when I sign my will? 你愿意做我签署遗嘱的见证人吗？
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- crucial
- key
- material
- …
- appeal for
- trace
- come forward
- report
- account
- statement
- according to witness
- witness to
- [uncountable]
evidence of a person’s strong religious beliefs, that they show by what they say and do in public 见证（以言行证实信仰）
person who sees something目睹者
in court法庭上
of signature签名
of religious beliefs宗教信仰
Word OriginOld English witnes (see wit, -ness).
Idioms
bear/give witness (to something)
to provide evidence of the truth of something 为…作证；证明 The crowd of mourners at his funeral bore witness to the great affection in which he was held. 葬礼上默哀的人群见证了他生前受到的爱戴。 The ancient temples bear silent witness to the passing dynasties. 这些古剎默默见证了历代的兴亡。
Collocations Crime犯罪 犯罪 打击犯罪 调查犯罪活动
- commit a crime/a murder/a violent assault/a brutal killing/an armed robbery/fraud
犯罪／谋杀罪／暴力侵犯他人身体罪／残杀罪／持械抢劫罪／诈骗罪 - be involved in terrorism/a suspected arson attack/people smuggling/human trafficking
参与恐怖主义活动；涉嫌纵火袭击；参与人口走私／人口贩卖 - engage/participate in criminal activity/illegal practices/acts of mindless vandalism
参与犯罪活动／非法活动／愚昧的故意毁坏他人财产的行为 - steal somebody’s wallet/purse/(British English) mobile phone/(North American English) cell phone
偷某人的钱包／手机 - rob a bank/a person/a tourist
抢劫银行／他人／游客 - break into/ (British English) burgle/ (North American English) burglarize a house/a home/an apartment
入室盗窃 - hijack a plane/ship/bus
劫持飞机／轮船／公共汽车 - smuggle drugs/weapons/arms/immigrants
走私毒品／武器／军火；偷运移民 - launder drug money (through something)
（通过…）洗毒资 - forge documents/certificates/passports
伪造文件／证件／护照 - take/accept/pay somebody/offer (somebody) a bribe
索取／收受贿赂；向（某人）行贿 - run a phishing/an email/an internet scam
进行网络钓鱼／电子邮件／互联网诈骗
- combat/fight crime/terrorism/corruption/drug trafficking
打击犯罪／恐怖主义／腐败／贩毒 - prevent/stop credit-card fraud/child abuse/software piracy
防止／阻止信用卡诈骗／虐待儿童／软件盗版 - deter/stop criminals/burglars/thieves/shoplifters/vandals
威慑／阻止犯罪分子／入室盗窃者／小偷／商店扒手／故意破坏公物者 - reduce/tackle/crack down on knife/gun/violent/street crime; (especially British English) antisocial behaviour
减少／处理／严厉打击持刀／持枪／暴力／街头犯罪／反社会行为 - foil a bank raid/a terrorist plot
挫败一起银行抢劫案／一次恐怖分子的阴谋 - help/support/protect the victims of crime
帮助／支持／保护犯罪活动的受害者
- report a crime/a theft/a rape/an attack/(especially British English) an incident to the police
向警方举报不法行为／偷窃案／强奸案／袭击事件／暴力事件 - witness the crime/attack/murder/incident
目击犯罪／袭击／谋杀／暴力事件 - investigate a murder/(especially North American English) a homicide/a burglary/a robbery/the alleged incident
调查谋杀案／蓄意杀人案／入室盗窃案／抢劫案／涉嫌的暴力事件 - conduct/launch/pursue an investigation (into…); (especially British English) a police/murder inquiry
进行／开始／继续（对…的）调查／警方调查／谋杀案调查 - investigate/reopen a criminal/murder case
调查／重新审理犯罪／谋杀案件 - examine/investigate/find fingerprints at the crime scene/the scene of crime
仔细检查／调查／查找犯罪现场的指纹 - collect/gather forensic evidence
收集法医证据 - uncover new evidence/a fraud/a scam/a plot/a conspiracy/political corruption/a cache of weapons
发现新证据／诈骗／欺诈／密谋／阴谋／政治腐败／私藏武器 - describe/identify a suspect/the culprit/the perpetrator/the assailant/the attacker
描述／指认嫌疑犯／罪犯／作恶者／攻击者／袭击者 - question/interrogate a suspect/witness
询问嫌疑人／目击证人 - solve/crack the case
破案
Collocations Criminal justice刑事审判 犯法 法律程序 判刑与惩罚
- break/violate/obey/uphold the law
违反／违背／遵守／维护法律 - be investigated/arrested/tried for a crime/a robbery/fraud
因犯罪／抢劫／诈骗而被调查／逮捕／审判 - be arrested/ (especially North American English) indicted/convicted on charges of rape/fraud/(especially US English) felony charges
因被控犯强奸罪／诈骗罪／重型罪遭逮捕／起诉／定罪 - be arrested on suspicion of arson/robbery/shoplifting
因涉嫌纵火／抢劫／在商店行窃而被逮捕 - be accused of/be charged with murder/(especially North American English) homicide/four counts of fraud
被指控犯有谋杀罪／杀人罪／四项诈骗罪 - face two charges of indecent assault
面临两项猥亵罪的指控 - admit your guilt/liability/responsibility (for something)
承认（对某事的）罪责／责任 - deny the allegations/claims/charges
否认指控 - confess to a crime
坦白罪行 - grant/be refused/be released on/skip/jump bail
准许／不准保释；交保释金获释；弃保潜逃
- stand/await/bring somebody to/come to/be on trial
受审；候审；把某人送交法院审判；开庭审理；受到审判 - take somebody to/come to/settle something out of court
把某人告上法庭；被法庭受理；庭外和解某事 - face/avoid/escape prosecution
面临／免于／逃脱起诉 - seek/retain/have the right to/be denied access to legal counsel
寻求／聘请／有权聘用／无权聘用律师 - hold/conduct/attend/adjourn a hearing/trial
开庭；出庭；休庭 - sit on/influence/persuade/convince the jury
担任／影响／说服陪审团 - sit/stand/appear/be put/place somebody in the dock
坐在／站在／出现在／被送上／将某人送上被告席 - plead guilty/not guilty to a crime
认罪；不认罪 - be called to/enter (British English) the witness box
被召唤进入／进入证人席 - take/put somebody on the stand/(North American English) the witness stand
出庭作证；让某人出庭作证 - call/subpoena/question/cross-examine a witness
传唤／以传票传唤／讯问／盘问证人 - give/hear the evidence against/on behalf of somebody
提供／听取对某人不利／有利的证据 - raise/withdraw/overrule an objection
提出／撤销／否决异议 - reach a unanimous/majority verdict
作出一致的／多数人赞同的裁决 - return/deliver/record a verdict of not guilty/unlawful killing/accidental death
作出／宣布无罪／非法杀人／意外死亡的裁决 - convict/acquit the defendant of the crime
宣判被告有罪／无罪 - secure a conviction/your acquittal
获得有罪／无罪判决 - lodge/file an appeal
提出上诉 - appeal (against)/challenge/uphold/overturn a conviction/verdict
对判决／裁决提出上诉／质疑；维持／撤销判决／裁决
- pass sentence on somebody
宣布对某人的判决 - carry/face/serve a seven-year/life sentence
会被判处／面临／服七年徒刑／无期徒刑 - receive/be given the death penalty
被判死刑 - be sentenced to ten years (in prison/jail)
被判十年（监禁） - carry/impose/pay a fine (of $3 000)/a penalty (of 14 years imprisonment)
会被判处／处以／缴纳（3 000 美元的）罚金／（14 年的）监禁 - be imprisoned/jailed for drug possession/fraud/murder
因持有毒品罪／诈骗罪／谋杀罪被监禁 - do/serve time/ten years
服刑；服十年徒刑 - be sent to/put somebody in/be released from jail/prison
被送进监狱；把某人送进监狱；被释放出狱 - be/put somebody/spend X years on death row
在／把某人关在死囚牢房；在死囚牢房度过…年 - be granted/be denied/break (your) parole
获准假释；假释遭拒；违反假释规定
be (a) witness to something