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

• She sued them for trespass.
  她对他们提起侵害诉讼。
• 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。
• 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。
• They sued the company for breach of contract.
  他们起诉该公司违反了合同中的约定。
• There is no grounds on which we can be sued.
  没有我们能被起诉的根据。
• He successfully sued his employers.
  他起诉他的雇主取得了成功。
• He sued for damages.
  他提出了要求赔偿损失的诉讼。
• 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。
• Warren sued him for libel over the remarks
  沃伦就此言论起诉他诽谤。
• They sued for breach of contract.
  他们以违反合同为由提出诉讼。