| 单词 | testify |
| 释义 | tes·ti·fy intransitive verb 1. a. < I can testify as to the vital influences that reading had upon our thinking — C.R.Woodward > < of such enormous importance was the birth of a child in the imperial family that there must be many witnesses … to testify to having seen the birth — P.I.Wellman > < the Quakers had long been testifying against the abuses — H.S.Canby > b. < renaissance of the trade fair testifies to the rapid recovery of European economies — Modern Industry > < shattered gateways … testify to the existence of a population at this remote spot — Norman Douglas > < two major works … testify to his industry as well as to his high standards of scholarship — L.P.Kirwan > 2. < suffered the worst and emerged to testify without rancor to the dignity of the spirit — Gordon Harrison > especially < hear reformed sinners testify — Green Peyton > 3. < a neighbor testified against the accused man — B.L.K.Henderson > < called to testify before a congressional fact-finding committee > transitive verb 1. a. < everyone who has ever worked in the editorial sanctum will testify that her story … has the true ring of experience — Atlantic > < the college demands a letter testifying that the student is of good moral character — W.A.Lunden > b. < thy breath shall testify thou livest — Shakespeare > < that it is of no recent date is testified by the age of the tree whose roots surrounded it — American Guide Series: Minnesota > 2. archaic a. < testify their faith therein openly and aloud — P.E.F.W.Smythe > b. < could not better testify my respect for your sister — Charles Dickens > 3. Synonyms: see swear |
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