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

• They sued for breach of contract.
  他们以违反合同为由提出诉讼。
• One of her employees sued her for wrongful dismissal.
  有一名雇员起诉她非法解聘。
• It sued Centrocorp for patent infringement.
  它诉Centrocorp公司侵犯专利权。
• 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。
• All I know is he sued some doctors.
  我只知道他告过一些医生。
• He sued for defamation.
  他以诽谤罪提出起诉。
• 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。
• They sued the company for breach of contract.
  他们起诉该公司违反了合同中的约定。
• 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 damages.
  他提出了要求赔偿损失的诉讼。