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　

CET6考研TOEFLIELTSTEM8

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

• The war criminals sue for peace.
  战犯求和。
• Sue was adamant about that job in Australia.
  对澳大利亚的那份工作，休的态度很坚决。
• Sue got a sympathetic round of applause.
  休得到了一片赞成的掌声。
• Sue had dressed herself neatly for work.
  休穿戴整洁地上班去了。
• The company could be sued for damages
  该公司可能会被起诉，要求其赔偿损失。
• 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。
• 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。
• Sue screamed, not loudly, more in surprise than terror
  休尖叫起来，声音不大，吃惊多于恐惧。
• Sue's face lit up with surprise
  她一脸惊诧。
• 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。