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。
• He sued for damage.
  他起诉要求损害赔偿。
• He successfully sued his employers.
  他起诉他的雇主取得了成功。
• One of her employees sued her for wrongful dismissal.
  有一名雇员起诉她非法解聘。
• This protects the members of the group from being sued by other members for patent infringement.
  这可以保护团队成员不被其他成员因专利侵权而控告。
• 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。
• 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。
• There is no grounds on which we can be sued.
  没有我们能被起诉的根据。
• He has sued his partner.
  他对他的同伙提出了控告。
• He sued for damages.
  他提出了要求赔偿损失的诉讼。