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testify v.作证；证明；声明 (1) 他作证说他没有看见那次事故。(2) 他同意为被告作证。(3) 她的行为证明了她的人品是好的。(4) 人类的种种经验都证明了爱与怕之间的紧密联系。(5) 我发誓声明我没有注意到这场事故。 If you've ever seen a TV show about lawyers, you've probably seen someone testifying: putting their hand on the Bible, sitting in the witness seat, and telling what they know about a case. Testifying is serious business, but it doesn't always happen in court: If someone knows you're good at math, they can testify to your math skills. Or if you've been to a restaurant, you can testify to your friends that it has awesome desserts.

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英 ['testɪfaɪ] 美 ['testɪfaɪ] (1) He testified that he had not seen the accident.(2) He agreed to testify on behalf of the accused man.(3) Her actions testify to her good character.(4) All kinds of human experience testify to the close link between love and fear.(5) I testify on oath that I have not noticed the accident. To testify is to make a statement or provide evidence, usually in court. Witnesses testify for the prosecution or defense. 1[VERB 动词](在法庭上)作证，证明 When someone testifies in 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.   [V that]  [V to -ing/n]  [V against/for/about n]  [Also V]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。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。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。2[VERB 动词]证明；证实 If one thing testifies to another, it supports the belief that the second thing is true.   [V to n]  [FORMAL 正式]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。

英语单词	testify
英美音标	英 ['testɪfaɪ] 美 ['testɪfaɪ]
中文释义	v.作证；证明；声明
英语例句	(1) He testified that he had not seen the accident. (2) He agreed to testify on behalf of the accused man. (3) Her actions testify to her good character. (4) All kinds of human experience testify to the close link between love and fear. (5) I testify on oath that I have not noticed the accident.
中文例句	(1) 他作证说他没有看见那次事故。 (2) 他同意为被告作证。 (3) 她的行为证明了她的人品是好的。 (4) 人类的种种经验都证明了爱与怕之间的紧密联系。 (5) 我发誓声明我没有注意到这场事故。
vocabulary简明	To testify is to make a statement or provide evidence, usually in court. Witnesses testify for the prosecution or defense.
vocabulary扩展	If you've ever seen a TV show about lawyers, you've probably seen someone testifying: putting their hand on the Bible, sitting in the witness seat, and telling what they know about a case. Testifying is serious business, but it doesn't always happen in court: If someone knows you're good at math, they can testify to your math skills. Or if you've been to a restaurant, you can testify to your friends that it has awesome desserts.
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词](在法庭上)作证，证明 When someone testifies in 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. [V that] [V to -ing/n] [V against/for/about n] [Also V] 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。 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。 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。 2 [VERB 动词]证明；证实 If one thing testifies to another, it supports the belief that the second thing is true. [V to n] [FORMAL 正式] 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。

Testify [V Testified Accident Good I Statement Verb