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    bystander

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++by·stand·er /ˈbaɪˌstændə $ -ər/ noun [countable]  LOOK ATsomeone who watches what is happening without taking part 旁观者，局外人，看热闹的人 SYN onlooker Several innocent bystanders were killed by the blast. 有几个无辜的旁观者在爆炸中丧生。
    Examples from the Corpus
    bystander• As they fled, two men were wounded as the attackers fired at bystanders.• Nick and I laid out tow ropes to the bow of the raft, and cajoled bystanders to lend a hand.• Outside the gallery a group of curious bystanders gathered, staring and leering at the nude painting.• They missed their target but killed eighteen bystanders and injured many more.• And Coren, dressing up as Moses and leading 200 innocent bystanders into the Promised Land.• By invitation he was there, a perplexed bystander.• The driver yelled something at her as he passed, and the bystanders regarded her disapprovingly.• Many of the bystanders are first-timers, some of the half-million people who have moved into Colorado since 1990.innocent bystanders• And Coren, dressing up as Moses and leading 200 innocent bystanders into the Promised Land.• No police widows, no innocent bystanders hurt.• This is a cop who is in therapy because of his habit of shooting innocent bystanders dead.• Two innocent bystanders were injured in the shooting.
    by·stand·er nounChineseSyllable
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    bystander
    by‧stand‧er /ˈbaɪˌstændə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
    someone who watches what is happening without taking part
       SYN  onlooker:
        Several innocent bystanders were killed by the blast.


    by·stand·erBrE /ˈbaɪstændə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbaɪstændər/ 🔊 nouna person who sees sth that is happening but is not involved 旁观者 SYN onlooker ◆innocent bystanders at the scene of the accident事故现场的无辜旁观者<titled tranID="22" status="1">witness</titled>observer ◇ 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 law 指目击者、见证人、证人：◆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 sth happen 指观察者、目击者：◆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 sth that is happening but is not involved in it 指旁观者：◆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 sb/sth by chance, especially when sth unexpected happens 指路人、过路的人，尤指意想不到的事发生时碰巧路过的：◆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 sth such as an accident or fight takes place 指现场目击者、旁观者：◆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 sth
    • an observer/an onlooker/a passer-by/a bystander witnesses sth