1
impeach sb
The committee voted to impeach the president.
委员会投票弹劾总统。
怀疑；质疑
impeaches — third person singular of impeach
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
怀疑；质疑
to challenge the honesty or veracity of someone
The committee voted to impeach the president.
委员会投票弹劾总统。
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
impeach
Base
原形
impeaches
3rd person
第三人称单数
impeaching
-ing
现在分词
impeached
Past
过去式
impeached
Past participle
过去分词
They impeach the witness's credibility.
他们质疑证人的可信度。
The legislature impeached the governor last year.
立法机关去年弹劾了州长。
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。
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。
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。
AI contextual example
the lawyers tried to impeach the credibility of the witnesses
律师们试图质疑证人的可信度
WordNet
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。
Not this
The impeach of the president was expected.
Use this
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。
Not this
The teacher impeached the student for cheating.
Use this
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。
Not this
The board voted to impeach the director from his position.
Use this
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。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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
Use impeaches naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记法：impeach 里 peach 是桃子，想象对着一个桃子怀疑它是否正宗——引申为质疑（诚信）。
语域：formal 常见场景：legal discourse、formal writing、debate 此词义多用于正式或法律语境，常指对证人证词、观点等的可信度提出质疑，日常口语中较少使用。
All six words rhyme with the stressed syllable of 'impeach' (/ɪmˈpitʃ/): they share the final /iːtʃ/ sound. Note that 'speech' is spelled with -eech, not -each. Beware of lookalikes such as 'pitch' (/pɪtʃ/, 沥青；投掷) and 'patch' (/pætʃ/, 补丁), which look similar but have different vowel sounds.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.
Watch the sound change