B2 a person who sees an event happening, especially a crime or an accident(尤指犯罪或事故的)目击者
someone who is asked to be present at a particular event and sign their name in order to prove that things have been done correctly见证人;连署人
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If you haven't got a witness, you haven't got a leg to stand on.
One by one the witnesses narrated the sequence of events which led up to the disaster.
The document was signed in the presence of two witnesses.
New witnesses have cast doubt on some of the evidence that sent the 19 year old to the gallows.
She bore witness to his patience and diligence.
a person in a law court who says what they know about a legal case or a particular person(法庭上的)证人
a person who is allowed to give their opinion in a law court because of their knowledge or practical experience of a particular subject专家证人
B2 to see something happen, especially an accident or crime目击,看到(尤指事故或犯罪)
to be present at an event and to sign your name as proof that it happened or that it was done correctly为…签名作证;连署
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I've never witnessed such extremes of wealth and poverty.
Recent years have witnessed a growth in religious fundamentalism.
What we are witnessing is the country's slow slide into anarchy.
His face registered extreme disapproval of what he had witnessed.
It was a terrible thing to witness.
formal When a place or period witnesses a particular event, the event happens in that place or during that period.是发生…的地点(或时间)
to show or give proof of something证明;表明
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