sue for
英 [suː fɔː(r)]
美 [suː fɔːr]
网络 控告
同义词辨析
applyv. 申请
〔辨析〕
通常指通过提交书面材料来进行正式申请，常后接介词 for/to。
〔例证〕
He applied for the job.
他申请了那份工作。
She only applied to one university and was accepted.
她只向一所大学提出申请并被录取了。
他申请了那份工作。
She only applied to one university and was accepted.
她只向一所大学提出申请并被录取了。
askv. 请求
〔辨析〕
指说出让某人给予某物或做某事的想法，常后接介词 for。
〔例证〕
ask for a drink/an explanation/a job
要一杯饮料/要求解释/求职
You can ask him for a favour.
你可以请他帮个忙。
要一杯饮料/要求解释/求职
You can ask him for a favour.
你可以请他帮个忙。
sue forphr. v. 〈正式〉提出请求
〔辨析〕
尤指在法庭上提出请求。
〔例证〕
She sued for divorce.
她起诉要求离婚。
They were forced to sue for peace.
他们被迫求和。
她起诉要求离婚。
They were forced to sue for peace.
他们被迫求和。
双语例句
- You want to sue for custody?
你要为监护权提出起诉？ - The company intends to sue for damages.
公司打算提起赔偿之诉。 - Equally investors could declare this a breach of contract and sue for damages, but this would be a lengthy and arduous process.
投资者同样可能宣称这违反了合约，起诉要求损害赔偿，但这将是一个漫长而艰巨的过程。 - He had the gall to sue for damages.
他居然有脸要求赔偿。 - Some banks also have a hit list of people whom they threaten to sue for damages.
一些银行还列出一个黑名单，威胁要控告这些人，要求赔偿损失。 - Can you sue for malpractice and negligence?
你可以控告渎职和失职？ - If the police did not have "probable cause" to arrest you, you can sue for false imprisonment.
如果警察没有正当理由逮捕了你，你可以以错误关押为由提起诉讼。 - This is the age after which employees can be "let go" without them being able to sue for unfair dismissal.
达到这个年龄之后，员工就可能被“解雇”，他们不能以不公平解雇为由起诉雇主。 - If necessary, he should sue for custody of the children, since being raised by this viper is not in their best interests.
如果有必要的话，他应该向法庭申诉争取孩子的抚养权，因为由坏人来抚养不利于他们成长。 - The war criminals sue for peace.
战犯求和。