■ verb
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SEE STH 着到 1 [VN]
to see sth happen (typically a crime or an accident)当场看到，目击（尤指罪行或事故）： She was shocked by the violent scenes she
had witnessed. 她被亲眼目睹的暴虐场面惊呆了。◊
Poiice have appeded for anyone who witnessed the incident to contact them. 警方呼吁凡是目击这一事件的人与他们联系i ◊
We are now witnessing an unprecedented increase in violent crime.我们现在看到暴;&犯罪空前增多。o note
at NOTICE
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OF TIME/PLACE 时间；地点 2 [VN] to be the place, period, organization, etc. in which particular
events take place
是发生…的地点 <;或时I'曰1、组织等）；见证：■Recentyears
have witnessed a growing soda! mobiHty•近年来人们的
社会流动性越来越大。◊
The retai〖 trade is witnessing a sharp/aH h saks.零售业的销售额在急剧下降。
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SIGNATURE 签署 3 [VN] to be present when an official
document is signed and sign it yourself to prove that you saw this happen (为正式文彳4的签署）作证，连署： to witness crsigmiture 为签字作连署
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BE SIGN/PROOF 迹象；证据 4 〜（to sth) [usually passive] to be a sign or
proof of sth 是…的迹象；…的证据：.[VN] There
has been increasing interest in her life and work, as witnessed by the
publication of two new biographies. 从两部新传记的出版可以看出，人们她的生活和工作越
_ 来越感兴趣。◊
[V] 77ie huge attendance 你ures /or the exhibition
witness to a healthy interest in modern art. 展览会参观人数之巨大可以看出，人们对现代艺术具有浓
厚兴趣。5 [VN] .(/omja/) used when giving an example
that proves sth you have just said (摆证据）就是证
据，看…就知道：Authentic
Jtaikm cooking is very healthy—witness the low incidence of heart disease in
ftdy.正宗的意大利烹饪对健康非常有益，在意大利心脏
病发病率低就是证据。
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TO RELIGIOUS BELIEFS 宗教信仰 6 [V]〜（to sth)
(espec/fl//)/ NAmE) to speak to people
about your strong religious beliefs (为宗教信仰）做见证Sd testify
witness box (6r£) {NAmE witness stand) (also stand
BrE, NAmP)
noun the
place in court where people stand to give evidence (法庭上的）证人席
wit.ter /'wite(r)/venb[V]〜(on)
(about sth) (8r£, /.n/ormfl/， usually disapproving) to talk about sth
unimportant and boring for a long time 嗤叨；■'夸1■夸其谈_: What's he wittering
on about?他在唆叨什么?：
SYNONYMS同义词辨析
witness
audience ♦ viewer ♦
observer ♦ spectator ♦ onlooker ♦ passer-by ♦ bystander
♦ eyewitness
These are all words for a person who sees sth happen. 以上各词均指目睹事情发生的人。 ^
witness a
person who sees sth happen and is able to describe it to other people; a person
who gives evidence in a court of taw指_击者、见证人、证人： Police
have appealed for witnesses to the accident:警有 呼吁这起事故的目击者出来作证。
audience a group of people who have gathered to watch dr listen
to sth such as a play or concert; the number of people who watch or listen to
the same thing on television, the radio or in the cinema 剧、音乐会、电视、电台、电影等的观众或听众
viewer a person watching television; a person who .looks at
sth 搶电视观奋、:.观看者：The
programme flffrarted mMom. 〇/ Wevvm.这个节目吸引了数百万电
'敕M 众 i.o Some of her art is intended to shock
the v/euw.她的一些艺术作品旨在教观赏者吃惊。
observer a
person who .sees sth happen 指观察者、目.
..击者：According to observers, the plane
exploded shortly 据目击者说，飞机起飞后不久就爆炸了。
spectator a
person who is watching an event, especially a sports event指观看者、观众，尤指体育比
赛的：The stadium ho丨ds 75 000 spectators.翁体育场i 可容纳7.5万名观众。
2313 wobble
wit-ti-cism /'witisizam/ noun a clever and
amusing re- ipar^k妙语；俏皮话；诙谐语
wit-ting-ly /'witigli/ orfv. (formal) in a way that
shows that you are aware of what you are doing 有意地；故:意 ■地；■明知地 intentionally ： It was clear that, wrttingfy or
imvWtringfy, he had oj^ended her. ^艮显然，
不管是有意还是无意，他反正得罪了她。EQ3UNWIT-
TINGLY
witty
/'witi/ adj. (wit-tier,
wit-ti-est) able to say or write
clever, amusing things言辞诙谐的；巧妙的；妙趣横生
的；机智的：a wi_tty speaker幽默的演讲-人◊ a wi’tty
remarfc 机昝的■话s’bl note at funny ► wit.tily
flc/v. wit.ti- ness noan [\J] wives pi. of wife
wiz-ard
/'wizad; NAmE -ard/ noun 1 (in stories) a man
with magic powers (传说丰的）.男■巫，木士 2 a person who is especially good at sth 行家；能手；壽'才：
a compitter//iinancm〖，etc.
wizard 计算机、金融等奇才
3 (computing if) a program that
makes it easy to use another program or perform a task by giving you a series
of simple choices 向:导（程序） wiz-ard-ry
/'wizadri; NAmE -ard-/ noun [U] a very impres-
sive and clever achievement; great skill 杰出的成就；
非凡的才能：electronic
wfzcmiry电子方®的‘凡$能 ◊ The second
goaZ was sheer wizardry•第二记入球.寘'是
#奇。
wiz.ened
/'wiznd/ adj. looking
smaller and having many folds and lines in the skin, because of being old
(由¥年老）干瘪的，多皱的，干枯的SMshriv- elled ： a
wizened ZfttZe man;干瘪的小老头weened
appte;皱瘪的苹果
WLTM
abbr. would like to meet
(used in personal advertisements)(用无个人广肯）愿意见面，希—见面
WMD /.dAblju:
em 'di:/ abbr. weapon of mass destruction
woad /waud; NAmE woud/ now/? [U] a blue
substance that people used to paint their bodies and faces with in ancient
times靛蓝（古时人们用来涂染身体和脸) wab-ble /'wDbl; NAmE 'wa:bl/ verb, noun ■
verb 1 to move from side to side in an unsteady way; to
make sth do this (使）輝摆，摇晃：[V]
77iis chair wobbies•这把椅子不稳。◊
(//如raf/Ve)
Her voice wobWed
onlooker a person who watches sth that is happening but is not
involved, in .it 指旁观者：A aovvd
〇/ onlookers gathered at the scene of the crash. ?
聚集了一大群围者。
passer-by a person who is going past sb/sth by chance,
especially when sth. unexpected happens 路人、过路的
人，尤指意想不到的事发生时碰巧路过的：
'passers-by if they: had witnessed the accident.鳘察询间
过路的人是否目击了这次事故。
bystander a person who is near and can see what is happening
when sth such as an accident or fight takes place指现场目击者、旁观者：77/ree/Vi/iocenf bystanders were’killed in the crossfire.:三个先辜的旁规
者在交叉火力中丧生。:
eyewitness a person who has seen a crime or accident .and can
describe it afterwards.指犯顯:或事故规场的食:
击者、见证人
PATTERNS AND
COLLOCATIONS
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before/in front of a(n)
witness/audience/spectator/onlooker/passer-by/ bystander/eyewitness
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a television/TV audienee/viewer
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a dnema audience/viewer
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to attract/draw/pull in (an)
audience/viewers/ spectators
a(n)
audience/viewer/observer/spectator/onlooker/ passer-by/Bystander witnesses sth