sue对某人提起诉讼,控告某人
sue sb for sth 控告某人要求sth
If you don't complete the work, I will sue you for damages.
如果你不把工作做完,我就要控告你支付赔偿。
I can sue you for slander.
我可以控告你进行诬陷。
She dared me to sue her.
她问我敢不敢去控告她。
Jim and Sue were partnered for the dance.
吉姆和休在跳舞场上是很好的舞伴。
sue for sth (常用于法庭上)请求
sue for peace 请求和解
indict:(就某事)控告,起诉或告发某人
My job isn’t to indict Woodrow or anyone else, only to show you how inevitable the schools you hate must be in the economy and social order we’re stuck with.
我的工作不是控告乌卓或其他什么人,只是想要告诉你们受人厌弃的学校存在于我们生活的这中经济和社会环境中的必要性。
aAfter a grand jury refused to indict Mr Kurtz, the bureau then pursued him with a mail-fraud charge carrying a sentence of up to 20 years, which a judge dismissed this year.
在大陪审团拒绝起诉库尔特先生之后,联邦调查局仍以邮件欺诈的罪名逮捕了库尔特先生,并判以20年监禁,在今年他才被一位法官释放。
He said prosecutors would have to figure out what crime to charge Assange with, and then face the daunting task of trying to indict him or persuade other authorities to extradite him.
他说,检察官得厘清用什么的罪名来起诉亚桑格,此外,还得面临试图控告他或说服他国政府引渡他的艰难任务。
indict sb for sth
He was indicted for murder.他被控杀人。