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sue

英 [suː]

美 [suː]

v.  控告; 提起诉讼; (尤指在法庭上)提出请求

过去分词:sued 现在分词:suing 过去式:sued 第三人称单数:sues 

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Collins.2 / BNC.4092 / COCA.3137

牛津词典

    verb

    • 控告;提起诉讼
      to make a claim against sb in court about sth that they have said or done to harm you
      1. to sue sb for breach of contract
        控告某人违反合同
      2. to sue sb for $10 million (= in order to get money from sb)
        控告某人要求得到1 000万元
      3. to sue sb for damages
        起诉某人要求赔偿损失
      4. They threatened to sue if the work was not completed.
        他们威胁说,如果不完成工作,就要提起诉讼。
    • (尤指在法庭上)提出请求
      to formally ask for sth, especially in court
      1. to sue for divorce
        起诉要求离婚
      2. The rebels were forced to sue for peace.
        反叛者被迫求和。

    柯林斯词典

    • VERB (通常为索赔而)控告,对…提起诉讼
      If yousuesomeone, you start a legal case against them, usually in order to claim money from them because they have harmed you in some way.
      1. Mr Warren sued him for libel over the remarks...
        沃伦先生控告他散布诽谤性言论。
      2. The company could be sued for damages...
        该公司可能会被起诉,要求其赔偿损失。
      3. One former patient has already indicated his intention to sue.
        一位以前的病人已经表示要提起诉讼。

    英英释义

    verb

    • institute legal proceedings against
      1. He was warned that the district attorney would process him
      2. She actioned the company for discrimination
      Synonym:actionlitigateprocess

    双语例句

    • Some banks also have a hit list of people whom they threaten to sue for damages.
      一些银行还列出一个黑名单,威胁要控告这些人,要求赔偿损失。
    • Sue gave an exclamation as we got a clear sight of the house.
      我们清楚看到那所房子时,休惊叹不已。
    • The family has instructed solicitors to sue Thomson for compensation
      那家人已经指示律师起诉汤姆森,要求赔偿。
    • One former patient has already indicated his intention to sue.
      一位以前的病人已经表示要提起诉讼。
    • Sue parked off the main street, with the van's nose pointing away from the street.
      休把小货车停在远离大街的地方,车头背对着大街。
    • The company could be sued for damages
      该公司可能会被起诉,要求其赔偿损失。
    • Sue screamed, not loudly, more in surprise than terror
      休尖叫起来,声音不大,吃惊多于恐惧。
    • The decision could open the way for other children to sue their parents.
      这项判决可能会为其他孩子起诉他们的父母开辟一条通道。
    • The name Sue Anne never seemed quite right to Molly
      莫莉总觉得休·安妮这个名字不太好听。
    • He claimed that he had been misquoted and he threatened to sue the magazine for libel
      他声称自己的话被错误地引用,并威胁说要以诽谤罪起诉这家杂志。