make an allegation
He made a serious allegation against his colleague.
他对同事提出了一项严重指控。
指控；控告
allegations — plural of allegation
断言；事实陈述；声称的行为；断言；主张
a formal accusation against someone, often made in a court of law
指控
An assertion, especially an accusation, not necessarily based on facts.
声称的行为
The act of alleging.
The company denied the allegation that it had misled its customers.
公司否认了有关其误导客户的指控。
用法提示：此处allegation为名词，意为‘指控’，表示未经证实的正式说法。
She made a serious allegation against her supervisor, but the investigation found no evidence.
她对主管提出了严厉的指控，但调查未发现任何证据。
用法提示：allegation与make搭配，作宾语，表示‘提出指控’。
The newspaper published the allegations without checking the facts.
该报纸未经核实事实就刊登了这些指控。
用法提示：allegations为复数名词，指多项指控，作published的宾语。
He made a serious allegation against his colleague.
他对同事提出了一项严重指控。
The company is facing allegations of fraud.
该公司正面临欺诈指控。
注意：that后接从句，陈述具体指控内容。
The allegation that he stole the money was never proven.
关于他偷钱的指控从未被证实。
There were allegations of corruption in the government.
对政府腐败的指控层出不穷。
accusation 语气较强，直接指责，常用于法律或道德语境
claim 较中性，适用范围广，不一定涉及过错
assertion 强调自信陈述，正式程度高，不必然负面
charge 正式法律术语，指正式起诉
contention 常用于辩论或争议，强调论点
grammar · medium
易错句子He made an allege.
正确表达He made an allegation.
混淆词性：allege是动词，allegation是名词。应使用名词形式allegation。
grammar · medium
易错句子There is an allegation on corruption.
正确表达There is an allegation of corruption.
介词使用错误：allegation后通常接of表示指控的内容，而不是on。应使用of。
allegation侧重未经证实的断言，而accusation隐含正式指责过错，常指向具体人或行为
allegation多用于法律语境，assertion则是一般性的明确陈述，不一定需要证据
提出指控
The witness made an allegation of fraud against the company.
证人指控该公司欺诈。
不当行为指控
The Senator denied all allegations of wrongdoing.
参议员否认所有不当行为的指控。
否认指控
He firmly denied the allegation that he had taken bribes.
他坚决否认了收受贿赂的指控。
调查指控
The police are investigating allegations of police brutality.
警方正在调查警察暴力的指控。
严重指控
This is a very serious allegation that requires thorough investigation.
这是一项非常严重的指控，需要彻底调查。
虚假指控
She was traumatized by the false allegations made against her.
她被针对她的虚假指控所创伤。
al- (prefix) + leg (root) + -ation (suffix)
al- (prefix) + lege (root)
inform (root) + -ation (suffix)
指控通常会引发调查。
需要证据来支持或反驳指控。
指控可能在听证会中审理。
证词可用于证实或否定指控。
指控可能导致法律诉讼。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.