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

• 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。
• 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。
• You testified on his behalf at the trial.
  在法庭上你为他作证。
• 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。
• Experts have testified to the excellent performance of the machine at extremes of heat and cold.
  专家们已经证实了该机器在极端高温和低温条件下的卓越性能。
• 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。
• The teacher testified to the student's ability.
  教师为该学生的能力作证。
• 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。
• They have testified to your love before the church.
  他们在教会面前证明了你的爱。
• "We didn't have the tools to do anything other than what we did," Alvarez testified.
  阿尔瓦雷斯作证“除了我们已经做得，我们没有工具做其他事了”。