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the facts, signs or objects that make you believe that something is true 根据；证明；证据 - evidence (of something)
Researchers have found clear scientific evidence of a link between exposure to sun and skin cancer. 研究人员发现了暴露在阳光下与皮肤癌之间存在联系的明确科学证据。 - evidence for something
There is a growing body of evidence for the existence of black holes that are ten times as massive as the Sun. 越来越多的证据表明存在着比太阳大十倍的黑洞。 - evidence that…
There is not a shred of evidence that the meeting actually took place. 没有丝毫证据表明确实有过这次会面。 - evidence to suggest, support, show, etc.
Have you any evidence to support this allegation? 你有证据支持这种说法吗？ The study provides empirical evidence (= based on experiments or experience) to prove that the drug has no long-term side effects. 这项研究提供了经验证据来证明这种药物没有长期副作用。 Anecdotal evidence (= based on personal accounts) suggests that drivers over the age of 70 find it difficult to get insurance. 轶事证据表明，70岁以上的司机很难获得保险。 - on the evidence of something
On the evidence of their recent matches, it is unlikely the Spanish team will win. 从他们最近的比赛来看，西班牙队不太可能赢。 In the absence of evidence to the contrary, it should be assumed that proper procedures were followed. 在没有相反证据的情况下，应该假定遵循了适当的程序。
Language Bank evidenceevidenceGiving proof 提供证据 There is clear evidence that TV advertising influences what children buy. 有明确的证据表明电视广告影响儿童的购买行为。
It is clear from numerous studies that TV advertising influences what children buy. 众多研究清楚地表明电视广告影响儿童的购买行为。
Recent research demonstrates that TV advertising influences children’s spending habits. 最近的研究表明电视广告影响儿童的消费习惯。
Many parents think that TV advertising influences their children. This view is supported by the findings of a recent study, which show a clear link between television advertisements and children’s spending habits. 许多家长认为电视广告对他们的孩子会产生影响。这一观点得到近期研究结果的支持，即电视广告和儿童消费习惯之间有明显的关联。
The findings also reveal that most children are unaware of the persuasive purpose of advertising. 这些研究结果还显示大多数儿童没有意识到广告的说服意图。
There is little evidence that children understand the persuasive intent of advertising. 几乎没有证据表明儿童能够理解广告的说服意图。
The results contradict claims that advertising is unrelated to children’s spending habits. 这些研究结果否定了广告与儿童消费习惯无关的说法。
Manufacturers argue that it is difficult to prove that advertising alone influences what children buy. 生产厂商争辩说，很难证明单凭广告就能影响儿童的购买行为。
Extra ExamplesTopics Scientific researcha2We found further scientific evidence for this theory. 我们找到了进一步证实这种理论的科学根据。 The room bore evidence of a struggle. 房间里有搏斗过的痕迹。 She mulled over these scraps of evidence. 她仔细琢磨着这些零零星星的证据。 The first chapter reviews the evidence on how children learn language. 第一章综述有关儿童怎样学习语言的证据。 No new evidence has contradicted this research. 未发现任何与该研究相矛盾的新证据。 Another team of scientists has come up with conflicting evidence. 另一组科学家提出了相矛盾的证据。 Available evidence points to pilot error as the cause of the crash. 现有证据表明驾驶员失误是这次坠机的原因。 The company denies, in the face of overwhelming evidence, that smoking causes cancer. 即使在大量证据面前，公司依然否认吸烟会引发癌症。 The team cited evidence from a recent earthquake to back up their idea. 该小组引用从最近一次地震中所得的证据来支持他们的观点。 Archaeologists found evidence of a rich and varied culture at the settlement. 考古学家在定居点发现了证明一种丰富多样的文化存在的证据。 Scientists are looking for evidence of life on other planets. 科学家们正在寻找其他行星上的生命迹象。 The figures provide concrete evidence of the bank's claim to provide the best service. 这些数据可作为银行声称提供最好服务的确凿证据。 He says he's been working hard, but I haven't seen any evidence of it. 他说他一直努力工作，但我可没看出来。 The tapes provided evidence of her intentions. 这些磁带提供了证明她动机的证据。 The rise in crime is often cited as evidence of a general breakdown of authority. 犯罪率的上升通常被用作政府权威丧失的证据。 The scandal is damning evidence of the government's contempt for democracy. 这宗丑闻是政府蔑视民主的铁证。 He cited Australia's sporting success as evidence for his theory. 他引用澳大利亚体育方面的成功来证明他的理论。 I'll accept this as prima facie evidence that there might be a problem. 我认为这可以作为证明可能存在问题的初步证据。 There is ample evidence that the world is getting hotter. 有大量的证据表明全球正在变暖。 Evidence is accumulating that a defective gene may be responsible for this disease. 越来越多的证据表明该疾病可能是由一种有缺陷的基因引起的。 Scientists have found fresh evidence to suggest that a huge explosion led to the death of the dinosaurs. 科学家发现了新证据，表明一次大爆炸导致了恐龙的死亡。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- abundant
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- as evidence
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- in the face of evidence
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- evidence (of something)
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the information that is used in court to try to prove something （法庭上的）证据，证词，人证，物证 I was asked to give evidence (= to say what I knew, describe what I had seen, etc.) at the trial. 我被要求审讯时出庭作证。 The defence accused the prosecution of withholding several key pieces of evidence. 辩方指控检方隐瞒了几项关键证据。 circumstantial/forensic evidence 间接/法医证据 - evidence against somebody
Despite a lack of evidence against him, Burton will appear in court next week. 尽管缺乏对他不利的证据，伯顿将于下周出庭。 He was released when the judge ruled there was no evidence against him. 法官裁决没有证明他有罪的证据，他获得释放了。 - as evidence of something
The emails were presented as evidence of his involvement in the fraud. 这些电子邮件被出示作为他参与欺诈的证据。 - in evidence
The police officer took a statement which was later used in evidence. 警察记下了那个后来被用作证据的陈述。
Collocations Criminal justicesee also circumstantial, King’s evidence, Queen’s evidence, state’s evidenceCriminal justice 刑事审判 Breaking the law 犯法 - 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
The legal process 法律程序 - 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
Sentencing and punishment 判刑与惩罚 - 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
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumenta2, Crime and punishmenta2, Law and justicea2The jury heard evidence from 38 witnesses. 陪审团听取了38名目击证人的证词。 They will weigh this evidence and come to a rational conclusion. 他们会斟酌这项证据，然后得出合理的结论。 They convicted the wrong man on the basis of a signed confession with no corroborative evidence. 凭一张有签名的认罪书而没有确凿的证据，他们就错判那人有罪。 There was a mass of circumstantial evidence linking Watson to the murder. 有许多间接证据表明沃森和这起谋杀案有牵连。 The team have been collecting evidence about war crimes. 这个小组正在搜集有关战争罪行的证据。 A photo of the victim's injuries was produced in evidence. 一张受害者受伤情况的照片被拿出来作证。 The judge can decide whether to admit or exclude evidence. 法官有权决定是否采纳证据。 The court was shown photographic evidence. 有人向法庭出示了影像证据。 evidence linking her to the crime 将她与该罪案联系起来的证据 She admitted giving false evidence to the court. 她承认向法庭提交了伪证。 Prosecutors say they destroyed evidence related to the case. 公诉人说他们销毁了与本案有关的证据。 In the light of new evidence, a new enquiry into the crash is likely to take place. 鉴于新的证据，对这起交通事故很可能进行新一轮调查。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- abundant
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- look for
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Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin evidentia, from evident- ‘obvious to the eye or mind’, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + videre ‘to see’.
Idioms
(on) the balance of evidence/probability
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(considering) the evidence on both sides of an argument, to find the most likely reason for or result of something （从）总的来说；（考虑）正反两方面；权衡双方证据 The balance of evidence suggests the Liberal party's decline began before the First World War. 证据的平衡表明，自由党的衰落始于第一次世界大战之前。 The coroner thought that on the balance of probabilities, the pilot had suffered a stroke just before the crash. 验尸官在分析各种可能性后认为，飞行员很有可能在空难发生之前突然中风。
(be) in evidence