sued

英 [suːd]

美 [suːd]

v.  控告; 提起诉讼; (尤指在法庭上)提出请求
sue的过去分词和过去式

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。

双语例句

• All I know is he sued some doctors.
  我只知道他告过一些医生。
• They sued for breach of contract.
  他们以违反合同为由提出诉讼。
• He sued for defamation.
  他以诽谤罪提出起诉。
• We sued and lost the legal action but won the war.
  我们提起诉讼，输掉了官司但赢得了竞争。
• He sued you for alimony?
  他为了赡养费起诉你？
• He sued his employer for wrongful dismissal.
  他控告雇主非法解雇他。
• It sued Centrocorp for patent infringement.
  它诉Centrocorp公司侵犯专利权。
• He sued them for restraint of trade and won.
  他控告他们实行贸易管制，并且胜诉了。
• There is no grounds on which we can be sued.
  没有我们能被起诉的根据。
• He cannot accuse me of libel because he was just successfully sued for libel.
  举例：他不能控告我诽谤，因为他刚刚因为诽谤而被起诉成功。