Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense sues, present participle suing, past tense, past participle sued
VERB (通常为索赔而)控告,对…提起诉讼 If you sue someone, you start a legal case against them, usually in order to claim money from them because they have harmed you in some way. (通常为索赔而)控告,对…提起诉讼 [Also VERB n]
Mr Warren sued him for libel over the remarks. [VERB noun + for]
沃伦先生控告他散布诽谤性言论。
The company could be sued for damages. [VERB noun for noun]
该公司可能会被起诉,要求其赔偿损失。
One former patient has already indicated his intention to sue. [VERB]
一位以前的病人已经表示要提起诉讼。
SYN take (someone) to court, prosecute, bring an action against (someone), charge
ADVERB | VERB + SUE | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤successfully成功控告▸➤unsuccessfully控告不成➤promptly立即控告◇Hammond promptly sued Gray for libel.哈蒙德立刻控告格雷誹謗。VERB + SUE➤be able to, be entitled to, have the right to能夠控告;有權提起訴訟➤be ready to, intend to, plan to準備/打算/計劃起訴➤be likely to可能起訴▸➤threaten to威脅要起訴PREPOSITION➤for以⋯起訴◇He threatened to sue the company for negligence.他威脅說要以過失罪起訴公司。➤over就⋯起訴◇The water authority was successfully sued over his illness.就他的疾病對供水部門提起訴訟獲勝。