sue for
英 [suː fɔː(r)]
美 [suː fɔːr]
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同义词辨析
applyv. 申请
〔辨析〕
通常指通过提交书面材料来进行正式申请，常后接介词 for/to。
〔例证〕
He applied for the job.
他申请了那份工作。
She only applied to one university and was accepted.
她只向一所大学提出申请并被录取了。
他申请了那份工作。
She only applied to one university and was accepted.
她只向一所大学提出申请并被录取了。
askv. 请求
〔辨析〕
指说出让某人给予某物或做某事的想法，常后接介词 for。
〔例证〕
ask for a drink/an explanation/a job
要一杯饮料/要求解释/求职
You can ask him for a favour.
你可以请他帮个忙。
要一杯饮料/要求解释/求职
You can ask him for a favour.
你可以请他帮个忙。
sue forphr. v. 〈正式〉提出请求
〔辨析〕
尤指在法庭上提出请求。
〔例证〕
She sued for divorce.
她起诉要求离婚。
They were forced to sue for peace.
他们被迫求和。
她起诉要求离婚。
They were forced to sue for peace.
他们被迫求和。
双语例句
- If necessary, he should sue for custody of the children, since being raised by this viper is not in their best interests.
如果有必要的话，他应该向法庭申诉争取孩子的抚养权，因为由坏人来抚养不利于他们成长。 - This is the age after which employees can be "let go" without them being able to sue for unfair dismissal.
达到这个年龄之后，员工就可能被“解雇”，他们不能以不公平解雇为由起诉雇主。 - The King of Prussia sends his wife to sue for the good graces of the great man;
普鲁士国王派他的妻子向这个伟人阿谀谄媚； - It said they could sue for breach of privacy or take action under protection of harassment laws.
据称，王室将以侵犯隐私提出诉讼或按照骚扰行为的有关法令采取必要行动。 - They intend to sue for damages.
他们打算起诉，要求赔偿损失。 - He had the gall to sue for damages.
他居然有脸要求赔偿。 - You want to sue for custody?
你要为监护权提出起诉？ - The rebels were forced to sue for peace.
反叛者被迫求和。 - Mr Obama, too, eagerly pointed out that the first bill he had signed into law was one making it easier for women to sue for wage discrimination.
奥巴马也急切地指出他签署成法律的第一项议案使妇女可以更容易地对工资歧视进行起诉。 - When a newspaper prints a defamatory story, the victim can sue for libel.
当报上刊登了带有诬蔑性的报道时，受害者可以控告它诽谤。