sue的意思

sue

英 /s(j)uː/ 美 /su/

  • 考研
  • 雅思

基本释义

  • v 控告;请求

    to make a legal claim against someone, especially for money, because they have harmed you in some way

  • n (Sue)人名;(日)末(名);(法)休;(英)休(女子教名Susan、Susanna的昵称)

例句

  1. If the builders don’t fulfil their side of the contract, we’ll sue.

    如果建筑商不履行合同,我们就要提出起诉。

  2. The company is suing a former employee.

    该公司正在起诉一名前雇员。

  3. The railway may sue for damages (= in order to get money ) because of loss of revenue.

    铁道部门可能会因收入损失而提出起诉,要求赔偿。

短语

  • sue for 控告
  • sue out 向法院请求得到

近义词

vt 控告;请求
vi 控告;提出请求