1·They did not want to give evidence for fear of reprisals.
他们因为害怕报复而不想作证。
—— 《牛津词典》
2·The forensic scientists who carried out the original tests will be called to give evidence.
那些进行了原始化验的法医学家们将被叫去作证。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
3·It criticises the "collective amnesia" of the company's witnesses and their "deliberate obfuscation" (some refused to give evidence; others said things that the MPs implied were untrue).
该报告对公司证人的“集体健忘”以及他们“故意混淆视听”的行为(一些人拒绝作证，另一些人则称，下院议员所说的并非事实)提出了严厉批评。
4·If a consular officer should decline to give evidence, no coercive measure or penalty may be applied to him.
领事官员拒绝作证，不得对其采取强制措施或者给予处罚。