testify
verbVerb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they testify | |
| he / she / it testifies | |
| past simple testified | |
| past participle testified | |
| -ing form testifying |
- [intransitive, transitive]
to make a statement that something happened or that something is true, especially as a witness in court （尤指出庭）作证 - testify against somebody/something
She refused to testify against her husband. 她拒绝出庭作证指控丈夫。 - testify for somebody/something
There are several witnesses who will testify for the defence. 有几名证人愿意为被告作证。 - testify about something
He was summoned to testify before a grand jury about his role in the affair. 他被传唤出庭在大陪审团前就他在这一事件中的角色作证。 - testify to something/to doing something
Evans testified to receiving $200 000 in bribes. 埃文斯出庭证实了收受 20 万美元贿赂的事情。 - testify (that)…
He testified (that) he was at the theatre at the time of the murder. 他作证声称凶杀案发生时自己正在剧院。 - + speech
‘I was approached by a man I did not recognize,’ she testified. “一个我不认识的男人和我接洽过。” 她作证说。
Extra ExamplesTopics Law and justicec1a Mafia member who was prepared to testify for the authorities 准备为当局做证的黑手党成员 Several witnesses have come forward to testify against her. 数位目击者挺身而出指证她。 She was unwilling to testify before Congress. 她不愿意在国会作证。 The president's former aides were called to testify at his trial. 审判总统时，他的前助手们被要求出庭做证。 The basis for the perjury conviction was he had testified falsely under oath. 判定伪证罪的依据是他在宣誓后做了伪证。 A senior officer testified to the existence of police hit squads. 一位高级官员证实了警方暗杀队的存在。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- falsely
- truthfully
- publicly
- …
- ask somebody to
- call somebody to
- call upon somebody to
- …
- against
- before
- for
- …
- testify in court
- testify under oath
- testify against somebody/something
- [transitive] testify (that)… (formal)
to say that you believe something is true because you have evidence of it 证实；证明 Too many young people are unable to write or spell well, as employers will testify. 写作或拼写不好的年轻人太多了，这一点雇主都会证明。
- [intransitive] (especially North American English)
to express your belief in God publicly 见证（上帝的存在）
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin testificari, from testis ‘a witness’.