词汇 | cross-examining |
释义 | cross-examining present participle ofcross-examine cross-examine verb[ T ] uk /ˌkrɒs.ɪɡˈzæm.ɪn/ us /ˌkrɑːs.ɪɡˈzæm.ɪn/(alsocross-question) to ask detailed questions of someone, especially a witness in a trial, in order to discover if they have been telling the truth盘问,诘问(尤指证人) Questioning people & asking questions in general ask after someone ask questions of someone/somethingidiom be someone's for the askingidiom beat something out of someone bombard consultative Gallup poll inquisition inquisitor outpoll pin someone down ply someone with something poll pry put someone through the millidiom put someone through the wringeridiom quiz shoot survey trick question Related wordscross-examination cross-examiner Examples of cross-examiningcross-examining In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. First, the data are highly subjective, since data were collected only from one spouse without cross-examining the attitudes of the other partner. The burden of calling witnesses, cross-examining the defendant and his witnesses and presenting a reasonable case fell to the complainant, although elders at times asked questions of witnesses and litigants. As such, although witnesses typically have their own counsels present under cross-examination, it is relatively unusual for those lawyers to raise objections to the questions of the cross-examining lawyer. As stated above, much work on courtroom discourse has focused on the means by which cross-examining lawyers use questions to impose a particular version of events on evidence. The applicant has to face the members of the tribunal, and they themselves have to do the cross-examining. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There was no giving of evidence, leading of evidence or cross-examining of evidence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have seen female inspectors cross-examining managers of big firms, and, frankly, it looked ridiculous. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Obviously we cannot at this stage go on cross-examining each other. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Are they to be given a chance of cross-examining on this new decision? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The interviewer immediately began cross-examining him about adultery. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This matter is particularly important as regards cases where women are related to, or have had a relationship with, the man who is cross-examining them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I suggest that the idea of cross-examining all of them weeks or months before the trial is wholly impracticable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He is told that he has the opportunity of examining or cross-examining witnesses. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is no obligation of mine to answer cross-examining questions by a legal luminary. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Without my cross-examining him about his salary, he volunteered the information that he gets the equivalent of £10,000 a year. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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