impeach

英 [ɪmˈpiːtʃ]

美 [ɪmˈpiːtʃ]

v.  控告(显要公职人员)犯重大罪行; 弹劾; 怀疑

过去分词：impeached　现在分词：impeaching　过去式：impeached　第三人称单数：impeaches　

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Collins.1 / BNC.26335 / COCA.13892

牛津词典

verb

• 控告（显要公职人员）犯重大罪行；弹劾
  to charge an important public figure with a serious crime
• 怀疑
  to raise doubts about sth
  1. to impeach sb's motives
     怀疑某人的动机

柯林斯词典

• VERB 控告;弹劾
  If a court or a group in authorityimpeachesa president or other senior official, it charges them with committing a crime which makes them unfit for office.
  1. ...an opposition move to impeach the President.
     弹劾总统的反对议案

英英释义

verb

• bring an accusation against
  1. The neighbors accused the man of spousal abuse
  Synonym:accuseincriminatecriminate
• charge (a public official) with an offense or misdemeanor committed while in office
  1. The President was impeached
• challenge the honesty or veracity of
  1. the lawyers tried to impeach the credibility of the witnesses

双语例句

• Bay. I'm not going to allow the prosecution to call defense counsel to impeach a state's witness.
  我不允许辩护律师在诉讼途中去弹劾一个重要证人。
• The angry congressman wanted to impeach the President.
  这位愤怒的国会议员想要弹劾总统。
• We must impeach the judge for taking bribes.
  我们一定要检举法官收受贿赂。
• Are you brave enough to impeach or disclose the units or individuals that contaminate environment?
  你有勇气检举、揭发污染环境的单位和个人吗？
• She will be in a state of mind to impeach the justice of the Republic.
  她正处在咒骂共和法律的一种心里状态之中。
• The judge impeach system is the important system to keep judge independent and to keep judge duty stable.
  法官弹劾制度是法官独立、保障法官职务稳固性的重要制度。
• Scores of parliamentarians now hope to impeach the president, but the supreme leader will probably not let them.
  不少议会议员希望弹劾总统内贾德，但是这位超级领袖大概不会拱手就让。
• The House can impeach a President, but the Senate must try him to see if he is guilty.
  众议院可以弹劾总统，但必须经过参议院审判总统以决定他是否有罪。
• I impeach him in the name of human nature it-self, which he has cruelly outraged, injured and oppressed, in both sexes, in every age, rank, situation, and condition of life.
  我以人性的名义控告他，他肆意践踏人性，不管男女老少、地位高低和境况好坏都遭他中伤与迫害。
• Then you ask him what's he gonna do when they impeach him.
  你再问他，当他们检举他时他要怎么办。