testifies

英 [ˈtestɪfaɪz]

美 [ˈtestɪfaɪz]

v.  (尤指出庭)作证; 证实; 证明; 见证(上帝的存在)
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柯林斯词典

• VERB (在法庭上)作证，证明
  When someonetestifiesin a court of law, they give a statement of what they saw someone do or what they know of a situation, after having promised to tell the truth.
  1. Several eyewitnesses testified that they saw the officers hit Miller in the face...
     几位目击证人证明他们看见那几个警官打了米勒的脸。
  2. Eva testified to having seen Herndon with his gun on the stairs...
     伊娃作证称看见过赫恩登持枪站在楼梯上。
  3. He hopes to have his 12-year prison term reduced by testifying against his former colleagues.
     他希望通过出庭检举从前的同事缩短自己 12 年的刑期。
• VERB 证明;证实
  If one thingtestifies toanother, it supports the belief that the second thing is true.
  1. Recent excavations testify to the presence of cultivated inhabitants on the hill during the Arthurian period.
     最近几次发掘证实了亚瑟王时期这座山上有农耕人口居住过。

双语例句

• And before these times, Gerson rebukes this error of the monks concerning perfection, and testifies that in his day it was a new saying that the monastic life is a state of perfection.
  并在这些时候，格尔森指责这个错误的僧侣关于完善，并证明，在他的一天这是一个新的话说，僧侣生活是一种完美的状态。
• The results of numerical examples show that the present method is of satisfactory efficiency, which also testifies the wide adaptability of the method.
  算例表明，本文方法具有令人满意的计算效率，从而也验证了方法的广泛适用性。
• The fact that Harvard was founded before the Unites States of America testifies to its position in American history.
  先有哈佛，后有美利坚合众国，这说明了哈佛在美国历史上的地位。
• Analysis testifies its security and efficiency.
  分析表明，方案是安全的、效的。
• This fully testifies to the indestructible strength of this independent national spirit of the Chinese people.
  这充分说明，中国人独立自主的民族精神具有坚不可摧的力量。
• He testifies to what he has seen and heard, but no one accepts his testimony.
  他将所见所闻的见证出来，只是没有人领受他的见证。
• There is a verse by a contemporary poet which testifies to this.
  有当时诗人之诗为证。
• This fully testifies to the strength and potential of Nebraska's export to China.
  这充分说明了内布拉斯加州对华出口的活力和潜力。
• The heaven testifies: Our love cannot end!
  上天作证：我们的爱不会结束！
• A poem testifies to that.
  有诗为证。