:to use a legal process by which you try to get a court of law to force a person, company, or organization that has treated you unfairly or hurt you in some way to give you something or to do something:to bring a lawsuit against someone or something起诉;控告
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Some people sue over the most minor things.有些人因鸡毛蒜皮的琐事就起诉。
People injured in accidents caused by the defective tire have threatened to sue.在劣质轮胎引发的车祸中受伤的人们威胁要起诉。
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They're suing for damages. [=suing to get money for the unfair treatment, damage, etc., that they have suffered]他们起诉要求赔偿损失。
His wife is suing for divorce. [=his wife has begun a legal process in order to get a divorce]他的妻子正起诉要求离婚。
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They've threatened to sue the company.他们威胁说要控告这家公司。
He is suing the doctor who performed the unnecessary surgery.他要控告这个实施了不必要手术的医生。
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They're suing the company for damages.他们起诉这家公司要求赔偿损失。
She's suing her husband for divorce.她起诉丈夫要求离婚。
sue for peace
formal
:to officially ask for an end to fighting正式要求结束战斗
a decisive battle after which the rebels sued for peace一场决定性战斗之后叛军求和
Some people sue over the most minor things. People injured in accidents caused by the defective tire have threatened to sue. They've threatened to sue the company. He is suing the doctor who performed the unnecessary surgery.
Recent Examples on the WebThe False Claims Act allows whistleblowers to act as private attorneys general who can sue in the government's name and take a hefty slice of any recovery (15-30%). Max Voldman, Fortune, 22 July 2022 The legislation unveiled Friday seeks to strike a compromise, including a limit on when and how users can sue Internet companies, and measures that would supersede most state digital privacy laws. Cristiano Lima, Washington Post, 3 June 2022 But whether the defendant also can sue the officer has remained an open question. David Lautersenior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2022 Crikey, a small news site, had essentially lobbied Murdoch to sue it as a test of Australia’s laws protecting journalistic free speech. Jeremy Barr, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2022 In a debate, Ms. Lake insisted Mr. Stevens was lying about performing at her home and her campaign threatened to sue him for defamation.New York Times, 22 July 2022 Elon Musk has responded to Twitter's plan to sue him after a deal to buy the social networking website fell through. Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com, 11 July 2022 Twitter has the right to sue him to follow through with the current agreement. Cara Lombardo, WSJ, 15 June 2022 Moore has adamantly denied the allegations, causing Corfman to sue him for defamation. Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al, 10 June 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English sewen, siuen to follow, strive for, petition, from Anglo-French sivre, siure, from Vulgar Latin *sequere, from Latin sequi to follow; akin to Greek hepesthai to follow, Sanskrit sacate he accompanies
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。