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prosecute sb for sth
用于法律语境，表示对某人提起刑事诉讼。
The company was prosecuted for violating safety regulations.
该公司因违反安全规定而被起诉。
起诉；控告
prosecutes — third person singular of prosecute
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起诉；控告
to officially charge someone with a crime and try to prove their guilt in a court of law
The company was prosecuted for violating safety regulations.
该公司因违反安全规定而被起诉。
提起刑事诉讼
To start criminal proceedings against.
控告,审判
To charge, try.
通过法律程序寻求获得
To seek to obtain by legal process.
追求到底
To pursue something to the end.
prosecute
Base
原形
prosecutes
3rd person
第三人称单数
prosecuting
-ing
现在分词
prosecuted
Past
过去式
prosecuted
Past participle
过去分词
The state prosecutes criminals.
国家起诉罪犯。
They prosecuted him for fraud.
他们以欺诈罪起诉他。
The lawyer is prosecuting the case.
律师正在处理这个案件。
She has prosecuted many cases.
她起诉过许多案件。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
The police decided to prosecute the suspect for theft.
警方决定以盗窃罪起诉这名嫌疑人。
She was prosecuted for fraud and had to appear in court.
她因欺诈被起诉，不得不出庭。
The company was prosecuted for polluting the river.
这家公司因污染河流而被起诉。
用于法律语境，表示对某人提起刑事诉讼。
The company was prosecuted for violating safety regulations.
该公司因违反安全规定而被起诉。
固定搭配，指启动或进行法律诉讼。
The district attorney decided to prosecute the case.
地方检察官决定提起公诉。
较正式用法，指执行或从事某项活动。
The team prosecuted the research project with great diligence.
该团队非常勤勉地进行了这个研究项目。
Not this
The government persecuted the criminals.
Use this
The government prosecuted the criminals.
混淆了"prosecute"（起诉）和"persecute"（迫害）的拼写和含义，前者指提起法律诉讼，后者指残酷对待。
Not this
He was prosecuted with stealing.
Use this
He was prosecuted for stealing.
介词搭配错误，"prosecute"后接"for"表示起诉的原因，而非"with"。
Not this
The prosecute of the case was successful.
Use this
The prosecution of the case was successful.
混淆了动词"prosecute"和名词"prosecution"的用法，此处需要名词形式作主语。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
提起诉讼
The district attorney decided to prosecute the case.
地区检察官决定提起诉讼。
起诉某人盗窃
They will prosecute him for theft.
他们将起诉他盗窃。
起诉犯罪行为
The police are gathering evidence to prosecute the crime.
警方正在收集证据以起诉犯罪行为。
提出索赔
The lawyer will prosecute the claim in court.
律师将在法庭上提出索赔。
在联邦法院起诉
They will prosecute the case in federal court.
他们将在联邦法院起诉此案。
积极起诉
The new policy aims to prosecute vigorously against fraud.
新政策旨在积极打击欺诈。
提起诉讼
The district attorney decided to prosecute the case.
地方检察官决定提起诉讼。
发动战争
The government was determined to prosecute the war until victory.
政府决心将战争进行到胜利。
进行调查
The police will prosecute a thorough investigation into the matter.
警方将对此事进行彻底调查。
在刑事司法体系中，人民由两个独立且同等重要的群体代表：调查犯罪的警察和起诉罪犯的地区检察官。
The district attorney's office will prosecute the accused.
地方检察官办公室将起诉被告。
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prosecute：“起诉”+“执行”，检察官将罪犯告上法庭并执行判决。
通常用于法律语境，表示起诉或控告。正式用语，常见于法庭或司法程序中。多用于书面或正式场合。
These words share the spelling suffix '-ute' but do not rhyme with 'prosecute' due to different stressed vowels. 'execute' and 'persecute' share the '-cute' suffix pronounced /kjuːt/, while 'dilute', 'pollute', and 'salute' share '-lute' pronounced /luːt/. 'minute' (adjective) ends with /njuːt/. None have the same stressed vowel as 'prosecute' (/prɒsɪkjuːt/ or /prɑːsəkjuːt/).
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.