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

• He sued you for alimony?
  他为了赡养费起诉你？
• 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。
• 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。
• She sued them for trespass.
  她对他们提起侵害诉讼。
• 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。
• They sued the company for breach of contract.
  他们起诉该公司违反了合同中的约定。
• He sued them for restraint of trade and won.
  他控告他们实行贸易管制，并且胜诉了。
• They sued for breach of contract.
  他们以违反合同为由提出诉讼。
• He sued Ally last week, claiming the company's employees signed and filed false documents to mislead courts.
  他上星期控告联盟，声称公司的雇员签署并且存档伪造的文件误导了法院。
• He sued them for trespass.
  他对他们提出侵害诉讼。