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

• 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。
• 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 and John were especially thrilled with this award
  休和约翰对于获得这个奖项感到兴奋不已。
• 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。
• If you don't pay me the money, I'll sue you.
  如果你不付给我钱，我就告你。
• 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。
• 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 one of the new breed of British women squash players who are making a real impact
  休是英国新一代的女子壁球运动员，她们的影响正在显现出来。
• Another change that Sue made was to install central heating.
  休所作的另一个改变是安装中央供暖系统。
• I bet Sue gave you an earful when you got home.
  我敢说你到家时休肯定训了你一顿。