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

• The excellence of Shakespeare's plays testifies to his genius.
  莎士比亚戏剧的卓越证明了他的天才。
• Goias testifies to the occupation and colonization of the lands of central Brazil in the18th and19th centuries.
  戈亚斯城向世人展示了18世纪和19世纪巴西中部被占领时的殖民历史。
• 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。
• A poem testifies to that.
  有诗为证。
• His brilliant work testifies to his ability.
  他卓越的工作表现证明了他的能力。
• There is another who testifies in my favor, and I know that his testimony about me is valid.
  另有一位给我作见证。我也知道他给我作的见证是真的。
• According to the analyses of geometry characters and road usage performance of the Lemniscate curve, this paper testifies the feasibility of the usage of the Lemniscate curve.
  论文通过对双纽曲线几何特征和路用性能的分析，论证了双纽曲线整体式小环道的可行性。
• This fully testifies to the growing importance of communication in English learning and acquisition.
  这充分标志着交流（际）在英语学习与习得中与日俱增的重要性。
• The love poetry of every continent and century testifies to this.
  所有大陆和一切时代的情诗都证明了这一点。
• The heaven testifies: Our love cannot end!
  上天作证：我们的爱不会结束！