- a person who has seen a crime, accident, etc. and can describe it afterwards目击者；见证人
- an eyewitness account of the suffering of the refugees目击者对难民苦难遭遇的叙述
Synonyms witnesswitness- observer
- onlooker
- passer-by
- bystander
- eyewitness
These are all words for a person who sees something happen.- witness a person who sees something happen and is able to describe it to other people; a person who gives evidence in a court of law:
- Police have appealed for witnesses to the accident.警方呼吁这起事故的目击者出来作证。
- observer a person who sees something happen:
- According to observers, the plane exploded shortly after take-off.据目击者说，飞机起飞后不久就爆炸了。
- onlooker a person who watches something that is happening but is not involved in it:
- A crowd of onlookers gathered at the scene of the crash.在撞车地点聚集了一大群围观者。
- passer-by a person who is going past somebody/something by chance, especially when something unexpected happens:
- Police asked passers-by if they had witnessed the accident.警察询问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 something such as an accident or fight takes place:
- Three innocent bystanders were killed in the crossfire.三名无辜的旁观者在交火中丧生。
- eyewitness a person who has seen a crime or accident and can describe it afterwards.指犯罪或事故现场的目击者、见证人
Patterns- a witness/an observer/an onlooker/a passer-by/a bystander/an eyewitness sees something
- an observer/an onlooker/a passer-by/a bystander witnesses something
see also witnessExtra Examples- Police are comparing two eyewitness accounts of the events.警方正在对事件的两个目击者叙述进行比较。
- One eyewitness saw the gunmen leave the building.一位目击者看见持枪歹徒离开大楼。
Topics Crime and punishmentb2Oxford Collocations DictionaryEyewitness is used before these nouns: - account
- identification
- report
- …
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