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

• However, the research model needs to be testified further by multiple case studies and empirical researches.
  本案例构建的研究模型需要多案例研究以及实证研究的进一步检验和论证。
• The teacher testified to the student's ability.
  教师为该学生的能力作证。
• Mr bonds was subpoenaed, and testified that he did not know what substances he had taken.
  邦兹被传讯，他作证，他并不知道他服用了哪种物质。
• 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。
• You testified on his behalf at the trial.
  在法庭上你为他作证。
• He testified under oath that he had not stolen the bike.
  他发誓作证他没有偷那辆自行车。
• They have testified to your love before the church.
  他们在教会面前证明了你的爱。
• Her red face testified to her guilt.
  她脸红证明她内心有愧。
• I testified last
  我最后一个作证。
• 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。