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。
• They sued for breach of contract.
  他们以违反合同为由提出诉讼。
• 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。
• Kato and two other activists sued the newspaper for damages and won.
  卡托和另外两名活动人士起诉了这家报社，要求得到赔偿，他们赢得了那场官司。
• 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。
• He successfully sued his employers.
  他起诉他的雇主取得了成功。
• 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。
• They sued the company for breach of contract.
  他们起诉该公司违反了合同中的约定。
• 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。