testify
verb /ˈtestɪfaɪ/
/ˈtestɪfaɪ/
动词形式
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they testify | /ˈtestɪfaɪ/ /ˈtestɪfaɪ/ |
| he / she / it testifies | /ˈtestɪfaɪz/ /ˈtestɪfaɪz/ |
| past simple testified | /ˈtestɪfaɪd/ /ˈtestɪfaɪd/ |
| past participle testified | /ˈtestɪfaɪd/ /ˈtestɪfaɪd/ |
| -ing form testifying | /ˈtestɪfaɪɪŋ/ /ˈtestɪfaɪɪŋ/ |
- [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。
Topics Law and justicec1- a 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。
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 She refused to testify against her husband.
- [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。
- Too many young people are unable to write or spell well, as employers will testify.
- [intransitive] (especially North American English) to express your belief in God publicly
见证（上帝的存在）
词源late Middle English: from Latin testificari, from testis ‘a witness’.