sue for
英 [suː fɔː(r)]
美 [suː fɔːr]
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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 have no need to sue for favor.
你没有必要为求助请愿。 - He couldn't sue for wrongful arrest.
他不能以非法逮捕罪起诉。 - 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。 - In the US, citizens and NGOs can also sue for compensation for environmental pollution.
而在美国,公民个体以及非政府组织都可以针对环境污染提出索赔。 - She decided to sue for libel after the newspaper smeared her rivate life.
报纸对她的私生活进行污蔑,她决定起诉其犯有诽谤罪。 - 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。 - Ambulance chaser: a lawyer who obtains clients by persuading accident victims to sue for damages.
怂恿索赔的律师:通过劝说事故受害人起诉索赔而获得顾客的律师。 - The King of Prussia sends his wife to sue for the good graces of the great man;
普鲁士国王派他的妻子向这个伟人阿谀谄媚; - The company intends to sue for damages.
公司打算提起赔偿之诉。 - He had the gall to sue for damages.
他居然有脸要求赔偿。