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
- The company intends to sue for damages.
公司打算提起赔偿之诉。 - Shareholders shall have the right to request the company to sue for such compensation in accordance with law.
股东有权要求公司依法提起要求赔偿的诉讼。 - He had the gall to sue for damages.
他居然有脸要求赔偿。 - 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。 - A newly married wife or husband can take leave from work to care for a spouse, or sue for a partner's wrongful death.
一位新婚的妻子或丈夫可以请假照顾配偶，或对配偶的非正常死亡提出诉讼要求恢复权力。 - The rebels were forced to sue for peace.
反叛者被迫求和。 - 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； - 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。 - 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。