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sue sb for sth
常用搭配，表示因某事起诉某人。
She sued the company for breach of contract.
她起诉该公司违反合同。
控告；起诉；请求
sues — third person singular of sue
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控告；起诉；请求
to take legal action against someone or to bring a lawsuit; to make a formal request
She sued the company for breach of contract.
她起诉该公司违反合同。
对某人提起法律诉讼,通常是民事诉讼。
To file a legal action against someone, generally a non-criminal (civil) action.
通过请求寻求；申请；恳求；请求
To seek by request; to make application; to petition; to entreat; to plead.
清理(鸟喙等)。
To clean (the beak, etc.).
使搁浅在岸上
To leave high and dry on shore.
sue
Base
原形
sues
3rd person
第三人称单数
suing
-ing
现在分词
sued
Past
过去式
sued
Past participle
过去分词
They sue the company for damages.
他们起诉公司要求赔偿。
She sued her employer for unfair dismissal last year.
她去年因不公平解雇起诉了雇主。
He has sued three times but never won.
他已经起诉了三次但从未获胜。
After the car accident, she decided to sue the other driver for damages.
车祸后，她决定起诉对方司机要求赔偿。
The company was sued for trademark infringement last year.
这家公司去年因商标侵权被起诉。
If the landlord refuses to fix the heating, the tenants may sue him.
如果房东拒绝修理暖气，租户可能会起诉他。
常用搭配，表示因某事起诉某人。
She sued the company for breach of contract.
她起诉该公司违反合同。
通常用于法律请求，或古语中表示请求和平等。
The defendant's lawyer decided to sue for a mistrial.
被告律师决定请求宣布审判无效。
类似'sue sb for sth'，但强调争议话题。
He threatened to sue his neighbor over the property line dispute.
他威胁要起诉邻居关于地界纠纷。
Not this
She sued to the company for discrimination.
Use this
She sued the company for discrimination.
动词sue是及物动词，后直接接被起诉的人或组织，不需要介词to。
Not this
He sued the restaurant $10,000 for damages.
Use this
He sued the restaurant for $10,000 in damages.
表示起诉索赔金额时，需在金额前加介词for，且damages前通常用in。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
起诉某人
She decided to sue the company for breach of contract.
她决定起诉该公司违约。
起诉要求赔偿
The victim sued the driver for damages after the accident.
受害者在事故后起诉司机要求赔偿。
起诉离婚
After years of separation, he finally sued for divorce.
经过多年的分居，他终于起诉离婚。
因某事起诉
They are suing over the disputed property rights.
他们正在就被争议的产权提起诉讼。
威胁要起诉
The customer threatened to sue if the issue was not resolved.
如果问题得不到解决，顾客威胁要起诉。
求和，请求和平
The king decided to sue for peace after the war.
国王在战争后决定求和。
起诉离婚
She sued for divorce on the grounds of irreconcilable differences.
她以不可调和的分歧为由起诉离婚。
起诉要求赔偿
The plaintiff is suing for damages after the accident.
原告在事故后起诉要求赔偿。
告我吧！
In Legally Blonde, Elle Woods defiantly says 'Sue me!'
在《律政俏佳人》中，艾尔·伍兹挑衅地说‘告我吧！’
Use sues naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想“苏”音，想象一位“苏”先生被起诉到法院，记住sue就是控告、起诉。
法律诉讼、纠纷等正式或半正式场合；正式程度较高，多见于法律文书、新闻报道及严肃协商。
及物动词后接被起诉对象，不及物时后接介词短语表示诉讼原因。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.