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

• I sued Drexel University in a civil lawsuit and the case has now gone into private, binding arbitration.
  我对德雷塞尔大学提起了民事诉讼，此案现在已进入有约束力的私下仲裁程序。
• He sued them for trespass.
  他对他们提出侵害诉讼。
• We sued and lost the legal action but won the war.
  我们提起诉讼，输掉了官司但赢得了竞争。
• Watkins sued the Army and fought his case in various courts for 10 years
  沃特金斯将军队诉至法院，并在各级法庭打了10年的官司。
• They sued the company for breach of contract.
  他们起诉该公司违反了合同中的约定。
• He has sued a fan for bootlegging his concerts
  他已经起诉一个歌迷非法录制他音乐会的节目。
• These employees also falsely informed consumers that they were being sued in civil court.
  这些雇员还虚假地通知消费者，他们已被民事法院起诉了。
• He sued for damage.
  他起诉要求损害赔偿。
• The company could be sued for damages
  该公司可能会被起诉，要求其赔偿损失。
• He sued them for restraint of trade and won.
  他控告他们实行贸易管制，并且胜诉了。