sue

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音标发音

英式音标 [s(j)uː]
美式音标 [suː]
国际音标 [sju:, su:]
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基本解释

vt. 控告；请求
vi. 控告；提出请求
n. (Sue)人名；(日)末(名)；(法)休；(英)休(女子教名Susan、Susanna的昵称)

词根记忆

“诉”→起诉

同根派生

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用法辨析

v. (动词)

sue的基本意思是指恭顺而正式地“请求”,也指一般地“请求”帮助或解救,如恳求恩宠、慈悲、恩赐等。用于法律,则指“控告”。
sue既可用作不及物动词,也可用作及物动词。用作及物动词时,接名词或代词作宾语; 用作不及物动词时,常与介词for连用。
sue可用于被动结构。

英汉例句

用作动词 (v.)

用作不及物动词: S+～(+A)

She threatened to sue.
她威胁说要控告。

用作及物动词: S+～+ n./pron.

If you don't pay the money,I'll sue you.
如果你不付那笔钱,我就控告你。

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词组短语

用作动词 (v.)

～+副词

sue irrationally 无理地控告
sue legally 合法地控告
sue logically 合理地控告
sue ruthlessly 无情地控告
sue vindictively 报复性地控告

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英英字典

剑桥英英字典

to take legal action against a person or organization, especially by making a legal claim for money because of some harm that they have caused you

柯林斯英英字典

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.