testified

英 [ˈtestɪfaɪd]

美 [ˈtestɪfaɪd]

v.  (尤指出庭)作证; 证实; 证明; 见证(上帝的存在)
testify的过去分词和过去式

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

• He had testified against his employer in a fraud case.
  在一起欺诈案中，他作出了不利于雇主的证词。
• Three people testified that they heard gunshots.
  有3人作证说他们听到了枪声。
• The firm testified their appreciation of her work by raising her pay.
  公司提高了其待遇，表明对她工作的满意。
• Her red face testified to her guilt.
  她脸红证明她内心有愧。
• You testified on his behalf at the trial.
  在法庭上你为他作证。
• He testified that he had seen the man leaving the building around the time of the murder.
  他作证说他曾经看到那人差不多在谋杀发生时离开大楼。
• The running results have testified that the system is easily realized with low false alarm rate and higher value.
  运行结果证实，误报率低，易于实现，具有较高的应用价值。
• Feasibility of the new method was testified, but in need to be further demonstrated by a following model.
  证明了该方法的可行性，但有待于搭建模型进一步论证。
• Global Gaming Factory X's representative appeared and testified& even though The Pirate Bay's administrators did not.
  尽管海盗湾的管理层没有到场，GlobalGamingFactoryX的代表还是出席了这场位于荷兰的诉讼并作证。
• He testified that he had seen the man.
  他作证确实看到了那个人。