柯林斯詞典subpoena /s?b?pi?n?/ (subpoenaing,subpoenaed,subpoenas) 1. N-COUNT A subpoena is a legal document telling someone that they must attend a court of law and give evidence as a witness. (傳喚出庭作証的) 傳票 He has been served with a subpoena to answer the charges in court. 他被送達了一張出庭應訴的傳票。2. V-T If someone subpoenas a person, they give them a legal document telling them to attend a court of law and give evidence. If someone subpoenas a piece of evidence, the evidence must be produced in a court of law. 傳喚 (証人) 出庭; 要求 (証據) 到庭 Select committees have the power to subpoena witnesses. 特別委員會有權傳喚証人。 返回 subpoena劍橋詞典to order someone to go to a law court to answer questions 傳喚（某人）出庭 A friend of the victim was subpoenaed as a witness by lawyers representing the accused . 被告方律師傳喚受害人的一個朋友出庭作証。 [ 動詞後麪接一個帶to的不定式 ] They were subpoenaed to testify before the judge . 他們被傳喚到庭作証。 to order that documents must be produced in a law court （發(fā)傳票）命令交出，索取 返回 subpoena