testifies

英 [ˈtestɪfaɪz]

美 [ˈtestɪfaɪz]

v.  (尤指出庭)作证; 证实; 证明; 见证(上帝的存在)
testify的第三人称单数

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

• The analysis of ups and downs of Iridium satellite system's business plans testifies the validity and maneuverability of business platform model.
  用商业平台模型解析铱星系统商业计划的沉浮，证明了它的有效性和可操作性。
• And before these times, Gerson rebukes this error of the monks concerning perfection, and testifies that in his day it was a new saying that the monastic life is a state of perfection.
  并在这些时候，格尔森指责这个错误的僧侣关于完善，并证明，在他的一天这是一个新的话说，僧侣生活是一种完美的状态。
• This fully testifies to the growing importance of communication in English learning and acquisition.
  这充分标志着交流（际）在英语学习与习得中与日俱增的重要性。
• He testifies to what he has seen and heard, but no one accepts his testimony.
  他将所见所闻的见证出来，只是没有人领受他的见证。
• His brilliant work testifies to his ability.
  他卓越的工作表现证明了他的能力。
• This paper first reviews the basic ideas and operational procedure of behaviour therapy, and then testifies and comments on its latest development.
  本文一是论述了行为疗法的基本观点和操作步骤；二是重点论证了行为疗法的最新进展并对其进行了评述。
• There is a verse by a contemporary poet which testifies to this.
  有当时诗人之诗为证。
• Goias testifies to the occupation and colonization of the lands of central Brazil in the18th and19th centuries.
  戈亚斯城向世人展示了18世纪和19世纪巴西中部被占领时的殖民历史。
• The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God's children.
  圣灵与我们的心同证我们是神的儿女。
• This fully testifies to the indestructible strength of this independent national spirit of the Chinese people.
  这充分说明，中国人独立自主的民族精神具有坚不可摧的力量。