witness verb ⇨noticewitness noun ⇨witness (a witness to the accident)⇨bear witness⇨confirmverb1witness
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➡ See also the entry for audience另见audience条witness ♦︎ observer ♦︎ onlooker ♦︎ passer-by ♦︎ bystander ♦︎ eyewitnessThese are all words for a person who sees sth happen.这些词均表示目击者。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a witness / an observer / an onlooker / a passer-by / a bystander / an eyewitness sees sb / sth◆an observer / an onlooker / a passer-by / a bystander witnesses sth■witness [countable] a person who sees sth happen and is able to describe it to other people; a person who gives evidence in court目击者;见证人;证人◆Police have appealed for witnesses to the accident.警方呼吁这起事故的目击者出来作证。◆a prosecution / defence witness控方/辩方的证人◆She appeared as a witness for the prosecution.她出庭为控方作证。◆Several witnesses testified that there had been two gunmen.几个目击者证实有两名持枪歹徒。 see also witness ⇨ noticeverb■observer əbˈzɜːvə(r); NAmEəbˈzɜːrvər [countable] a person who sees sth happen目击者;观看者◆To the casual observer, it would have looked like any other domestic argument.乍看起来,这跟其他家庭纷争没什么区别。◆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。 see also observe ⇨ noticeverb■onlookerˈɒnlʊkə(r); NAmEˈɑːnlʊkər, ˈɔːnlʊkər [countable] a person who watches sth that is happening but is not involved in it旁观者◆A crowd of onlookers gathered at the scene of the crash.撞车事故现场聚集了一大群围观的人。■ˌpasser-ˈby(pluralpassers-by) [countable] a person who is going past sb/sth by chance, especially when sth unexpected happens(尤指发生意外时的)路人,过路的人◆Police asked passers-by if they had witnessed the accident.警察询问路过的人是否目击了这起事故。■bystanderˈbaɪstændə(r) [countable] a person who is near and can see what is happening when sth such as an accident or fight takes place(事故或打斗的)旁观者◆Three innocent bystanders were killed in the crossfire.三位无辜的旁观者在交火中丧命。■eyewitness ˈaɪwɪtnəs [countable] a person who has seen a crime or accident and can describe it afterwards(罪案或事故的)目击者,见证人◆One eyewitness saw the gunmen leave the building.一位目击者看见持枪歹徒离开大楼。◆He gave an eyewitness account of the suffering of the refugees.他讲述了亲眼目睹的难民的苦难遭遇。