sued

英 [suːd]

美 [suːd]

v.  控告; 提起诉讼; (尤指在法庭上)提出请求
sue的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB (通常为索赔而)控告，对…提起诉讼
  If yousuesomeone, you start a legal case against them, usually in order to claim money from them because they have harmed you in some way.
  1. Mr Warren sued him for libel over the remarks...
     沃伦先生控告他散布诽谤性言论。
  2. The company could be sued for damages...
     该公司可能会被起诉，要求其赔偿损失。
  3. One former patient has already indicated his intention to sue.
     一位以前的病人已经表示要提起诉讼。

双语例句

• Warren sued him for libel over the remarks
  沃伦就此言论起诉他诽谤。
• One of her employees sued her for wrongful dismissal.
  有一名雇员起诉她非法解聘。
• He cannot accuse me of libel because he was just successfully sued for libel.
  举例：他不能控告我诽谤，因为他刚刚因为诽谤而被起诉成功。
• There is no grounds on which we can be sued.
  没有我们能被起诉的根据。
• They sued for breach of contract.
  他们以违反合同为由提出诉讼。
• He sued them for trespass.
  他对他们提出侵害诉讼。
• He sued for defamation.
  他以诽谤罪提出起诉。
• Lawyers say students could be sued for defamation, even if a teacher was not named.
  律师表示，就算没有写出老师的名字，（在网路日志中）污蔑老师的学生也可能被控诽谤。
• He has sued his partner.
  他对他的同伙提出了控告。
• The company could be sued for damages
  该公司可能会被起诉，要求其赔偿损失。