1trying to prove sb's guilt in court起訴ADJECTIVE | VERB + PROSECUTION | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤criminal, federal, private (BrE) 刑事起訴;聯邦起訴;自訴▸➤successful成功的起訴▸➤possible可能發生的起訴◇He faces possible prosecution.他有可能被起訴。VERB + PROSECUTION➤bring, initiate提起訴訟▸➤be liable to, face, risk有可能被起訴;面臨起訴;有被起訴的危險▸➤avoid, escape避免/逃脫起訴▸➤lead to, result in導致被檢控PREPOSITION➤prosecution against對⋯的起訴◇The police brought a prosecution against the driver involved.警方對涉案的司機提起了訴訟。➤prosecution for因⋯而起訴◇Prosecutions for water pollution more than doubled.水污染引起的起訴增加了一倍多。PHRASES➤immunity from prosecution免於公訴prosecution
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2the prosecutionlawyers trying to prove sb's guilt控方律師PROSECUTION + VERB | PROSECUTION + NOUN | PREPOSITIONPROSECUTION + VERB➤prove sth控方證實⋯▸➤allege sth, claim sth, present sth控方聲稱⋯◇The prosecution alleged that he murdered his wife.控方稱他謀殺了自己的妻子。➤call sb控方稱某人⋯PROSECUTION + NOUN➤case, evidence原告提出的論據;控方提出的證據▸➤counsel, lawyer, team, witness原告律師;控方團隊;控方證人▸➤costs (BrE) 原告承擔的費用PREPOSITION➤for the prosecution原告方的◇a witness for the prosecution原告證人