| Subject | English | Chinese |
| law | be called to testify | 被传作证 |
| law | called to testify | 被传作证 |
| busin. | duty to testify | 作证的义务 |
| law, amer. | failure to testify | 拒绝作证指在刑事审讯中，根据美国宪法第5条修正案关于保护公民权利规定、刑事被告有权拒绝供认，法官不得据此断案 |
| law | right of accused to refuse to testify | 被告拒绝作证权 |
| gen. | testify about | 就…作证 |
| econ. | testify against | 作不利于某人的证明 (sb.) |
| gen. | testify against... | 作不利于…的证明 |
| gen. | testify on behalf of... | 替…作证 |
| gen. | testify to | 证实〔明〕 |
| econ. | testify to sb's innocence | 证明某人无罪 |
| publ.secur. | to avoid to testify | 避免作证 |