impeach sb
The committee voted to impeach the president.
委员会投票弹劾总统。
怀疑;质疑
impeached — past of impeach
阻碍;妨碍;阻止。;质疑诚实或真实性;对公职人员提起法律诉讼。;指控(公职人员)在任期间犯下的罪行或不当行为;指控行为不当;使受怀疑;质疑。
to challenge the honesty or veracity of someone
此处指质疑诚信,不是“弹劾”
阻碍;妨碍;阻止。
To hinder, impede, or prevent.
质疑诚实或真实性
challenge the honesty or veracity of
对公职人员提起法律诉讼。
To bring a legal proceeding against a public official.
指控(公职人员)在任期间犯下的罪行或不当行为
charge (a public official) with an offense or misdemeanor committed while in office
指控行为不当;使受怀疑;质疑。
To charge with impropriety; to discredit; to call into question.
提出指控;控告
bring an accusation against; level a charge against
在法庭上证明宣誓证词与先前的证词(通常为取证时的证词)相矛盾。
To demonstrate in court that a testimony under oath contradicts another testimony from the same person, usually one taken during deposition.
一般现在时
They impeach the witness's credibility.
他们质疑证人的可信度。
一般过去时
The legislature impeached the governor last year.
立法机关去年弹劾了州长。
现在完成时
The committee has impeached three officials this decade.
委员会这十年来已弹劾了三名官员。
impeach 既可表示‘弹劾(公职人员)’,也可表示‘质疑(可信度)’。
In the debate, she tried to impeach her opponent's argument by pointing out a logical flaw.
辩论中,她试图通过指出一个逻辑漏洞来质疑对手的论点。
用法提示:impeach 作及物动词,后接 argument 作宾语,意为“质疑、挑战”。
AI contextual example
The new report impeaches the claim that the product is completely safe.
这份新报告质疑了该产品完全安全的说法。
用法提示:impeaches 是第三人称单数形式,表示“对…提出质疑”。
AI contextual example
Once her story had been impeached, nobody believed anything she said.
她的话一旦遭到质疑,就再没人相信她说的任何东西。
用法提示:had been impeached 为被动语态,意为“(说法)被质疑”。
AI contextual example
The committee voted to impeach the president.
委员会投票弹劾总统。
法律语境中常用被动语态,表示某人因某项罪行被正式起诉。
The judge was impeached for accepting bribes.
这名法官因收受贿赂而被弹劾。
此义表示“怀疑、质疑”而非“弹劾”,宾语通常是credibility、honesty等抽象名词。
The lawyer tried to impeach the witness's credibility.
律师试图质疑证人的可信度。
强调公开提出异议并要求对方回应,比 question 更具对抗性;在“质疑…的可信度/真实性”义项上可与 impeach 互换,但 impeach 更正式。
语气较中性、较温和,可表示心里有疑问或口头询问,不一定有对抗性。
固定短语,语气较正式,主语常是事实、证据或行为,强调引发怀疑的后果。
强调不同意并可能争论,比 question 更强;常用于说法、观点、事实,较少直接针对人的品格。
书面语,语气强烈,常含攻击或诋毁意味;宾语多为 character、motives、honesty 等抽象名词。
grammar · medium
易错句子The impeach of the president was expected.
正确表达The impeachment of the president was expected.
impeach 是动词,其名词形式为 impeachment;句子主语需要名词,不能用动词原形。
grammar · medium
易错句子The teacher impeached the student for cheating.
正确表达The teacher accused the student of cheating.
impeach 只用于“弹劾公职人员”或“质疑证词/信誉”等正式场合,日常“指责某人做某事”应用 accuse someone of (doing) something。
grammar · medium
易错句子The board voted to impeach the director from his position.
正确表达The board voted to remove the director from his position.
impeach 意为“对公职人员提起指控”,不表示“解除职务”;“解除职务”用 remove/dismiss someone from a position。
本词条义项为“质疑(诚实/真实性)”,vindicate 指证明某人的陈述或声誉确实可信。
针对“质疑”义项,support 表示支持某种说法或证词的有效性,与质疑相对。
当 impeach 指“质疑诚实”时,trust 是直接相反的立场;但 trust 更侧重对人的品性信任,不涉及对具体陈述的辩护。
accuse 把过错或罪名直接归到某人身上;impeach 更常用于正式质疑证词或诚信,而不是给人安罪名。
indict 是刑事司法中大陪审团作出的正式起诉决定;impeach 不是刑事起诉,而是政治弹劾或对证词可信度的正式质疑。
question 是日常用词,表示提出疑问或表示怀疑,不一定要通过正式程序;impeach 在法律或正式语境中才用来指质疑证词或信誉。
弹劾总统
The opposition party is trying to impeach the president.
反对党正试图弹劾总统。
弹劾法官
They sought to impeach the judge for accepting bribes.
他们试图弹劾那名接受贿赂的法官。
质疑证人的可信度
The lawyer tried to impeach the prosecution's key witness.
律师试图质疑控方关键证人的可信度。
投票弹劾
The House of Representatives voted to impeach the president.
众议院投票弹劾总统。
因……而遭到弹劾
The governor was impeached for corruption.
州长因腐败而遭到弹劾。
弹劾的对象通常是总统等高级公职人员。
在美国,参议院负责审理弹劾案。
弹劾案会进入审判程序以决定是否有罪。
弹劾过程需要立法机构的投票。
弹劾基于对公职人员的正式指控。
弹劾总统
The famous breakbeat song 'Impeach the President' has been sampled by many hip-hop artists.
著名的碎拍歌曲《弹劾总统》已被许多嘻哈艺术家采样。
发长 /iː/ 音 (如 sea, tea)
Same pattern, same sound
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