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

• Sue had dressed herself neatly for work.
  休穿戴整洁地上班去了。
• 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。
• Sue is a thoroughly precocious little madam if ever there was one
  休确实是个少见的早熟的小丫头。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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, you are incorrigible!' he said
  “休，你真是不可救药！”他说道。
• 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 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。