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

• There is no grounds on which we can be sued.
  没有我们能被起诉的根据。
• 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。
• 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。
• It sued Centrocorp for patent infringement.
  它诉Centrocorp公司侵犯专利权。
• They sued the company for breach of contract.
  他们起诉该公司违反了合同中的约定。
• 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。
• He sued for damage.
  他起诉要求损害赔偿。
• 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。
• 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。