depose

[di'pəuz]

v.废黜, 罢免, (通常以书面)证明, 作证(尤指在法庭宣誓), 放下

例句与用法:

Investigators will depose the witness behind closed doors.

调查员们将让证人们在关闭的门后宣誓作证。

The head of state was deposed by the army.

国家元首被军队废黜了。

词形变化:

形容词: deposable | 动词过去式: deposed | 动词过去分词: deposed | 动词现在分词: deposing | 动词第三人称单数: deposes |

详细释义:

vt.

1. 罢免; 废(王位)

The king was deposed by the revolution.

国王由于革命而被废黜王位。

2. 【律】宣誓证明[+that]

The witness deposed that he had seen the accused on the day of the murder.

证人宣誓证明在谋杀案发生那天他曾看见被告。

3. 置放

vi.

【律】宣誓作证