testifying

英 [ˈtestɪfaɪɪŋ]

美 [ˈtestɪfaɪɪŋ]

v.  (尤指出庭)作证; 证实; 证明; 见证(上帝的存在)
testify的现在分词

现在分词：testifying　

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 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。
• But I need to know who was she testifying against.
  但我需要知道她在作证控告谁。
• Can I be exempted from testifying against my relative?
  我可以不证明我的亲属有罪吗？
• You told me you'd talk him out of testifying.
  你给我说过会叫他不出来作证。
• And she's never testifying against me in court.
  而且她不会在法庭上指正我的。
• She's testifying for the family against him.
  她在为那家作证指控他。
• They include testifying at the request of the agency staff or one of the named parties;
  它们包括应机关官员或被列举了名字的当事人之一的要求出庭作证；
• Have you considered that by not testifying.
  你想过如果你不出庭的话。
• Enclosure for a witness when testifying.
  法庭上供证人作证时坐的有围栏的地方。
• Because it might prevent him from testifying.
  也许那样他就不想作证了。