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

• 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 is the extrovert in the family; opinionated, talkative and passionate about politics.
  苏是家中的外向行动派，性格固执，能说会道，而且对政治非常热衷。
• I rushed through with Sue in hot pursuit.
  我冲了过去，苏在后面穷追不舍。
• Sue got a sympathetic round of applause.
  休得到了一片赞成的掌声。
• Sue's face lit up with surprise
  她一脸惊诧。
• Luckily, Sue is very efficient and does an excellent job as Fred's personal assistant.
  幸运的是，作为弗雷德的私人助理，休办事效率很高，工作很出色。
• Dodd made no appeal of his death sentence and, further, instructed his attorney to sue anyone who succeeds in delaying his execution.
  多德没有对自己的死刑判决提起上诉，而且他还要求自己的律师起诉任何成功使得这一死刑暂缓执行的人。
• Absent a solution, people like Sue Godfrey will just keep on fighting.
  假如得不到解决，像休·戈弗雷这样的人就会一直坚持斗争下去。
• I thought Sue would be a good influence on you
  我认为苏能对你产生良好影响。
• The company could be sued for damages
  该公司可能会被起诉，要求其赔偿损失。