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prosecute

英 /ˈprɒsɪkjuːt/美 /ˈprɑːsɪkjuːt/
  • v.
    起诉，控告，检举；（律师在法庭上）指控，公诉；<正式>继续（尤指战争）；<古>继续从事（某职业），追求
第三人称单数prosecutes
现在分词prosecuting
过去式prosecuted
过去分词prosecuted
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词语例句

  1. 起诉，控告，检举vt.&vi.

    • The company was prosecuted for breaching the Health and Safety Act.

      这家公司被控违反《卫生安全条例》。

    • The police decided not to prosecute.

      警方决定不予起诉。

  2. （律师在法庭上）指控，公诉vt.&vi.

    • The attorney who will prosecute the case says he cannot reveal how much money is involved.

      即将起诉这件案子的原告律师说他不能透漏涉案金额。

    • James Spencer, prosecuting, claimed that the witness was lying.

      原告律师詹姆斯•斯潘塞指称证人在撒谎。

  3. <正式>继续（尤指战争）vt.

    • They had overwhelming public support to prosecute the war.

      绝大多数民众支持他们继续进行这场战争。

  4. <古>继续从事（某职业），追求vt.

    • I've decided to prosecute my craft.

      我已经决定要继续从事我的手艺。

  1. The police have decided not to prosecute because the evidence is not strong enough.
    警方已决定不起诉，因为证据不够充分。
    来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  2. He has decided to prosecute her after careful consideration of all the relevant facts.
    他仔细考虑了所有相关事实后，决定起诉她。
    来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  3. The Attorney General was aware of the political implications of his decision to prosecute.
    总检察长知道自己起诉的决定可能引起的政治后果。
    来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

相关短语

  • Not to prosecute
    不起诉
  • prosecute an appeal
    上诉
  • prosecute e
    告发；继续从事；处罚
  • right to prosecute without deadline
    无期限追诉权
  • failure to prosecute
    没有起诉

词语扩展

vt.
carry outundertakepursueaddresshave
检举；贯彻；从事；依法进行
vi.
lawtake legal action
起诉；告发；作检察官
n.
prosecution起诉，检举；进行；经营
prosecutor检察官；公诉人；[法] 起诉人；实行者

词义分布

起诉
91.6%
告发
3.1%
检举
2.3%
从事
1.5%
追诉
1.5%

英英释义

  • v.conduct a prosecution in a court of law
  • v.bring a criminal action against (in a trial)
  • v.carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
  1. v.
    to say formally in a law court that a person has committed a crime
    起诉；控诉；对…提起公诉
    • The man was prosecuted for a killing at a petrol station in Birmingham.
      这名男子被控在伯明翰一加油站杀死一人。

词源

  • prosecute
    来自拉丁语prōsecūtus, 过去分词：prōsequor. 参见persecute.
  • prosecute起诉，告发
    来源于拉丁语中由前缀pro-(前)和动词sequi(跟随)组成的复合动词prosequi(追踪)。 词根词缀： pro-前 + -secut-跟随 + -e → 追踪→告发
  • prosecute检举，起诉，控告
    pro-,向前，-sec,跟随，追随，词源同execute,sequence.引申诸相关词义。