sue

/suː/ (bre, ipa) · [sˈu] /suː/ (ame, ipa) · [sˈu] /ˈsü/ (ame, mw)

sue — verb

  • suepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • sueshe / she / it
  • suedpast simple
  • suing-ing form

1. to ask a civil court to decide that someone, a company, or another group should

1.動詞及物 / 不及物B2
釋義

to ask a civil court to decide that someone, a company, or another group should pay for damage, loss, or another wrong they caused.

例句

Saira sued the landlord after falling on the broken front steps.

sue + person after injury or damage

Three parents sued the school over unsafe wiring in the gym.

sue + organization + over + dispute

同義詞
反義詞
  • settle

    to resolve the dispute without going through a court case

文法句型

sue + person/organization + for + noun

sue + person/organization + over + noun

sue + for + noun

用法筆記

Use sue + person or organization for the party taken to court. Add for before the money or remedy you want, and over before the subject of the dispute. In criminal cases, English usually uses charge or prosecute instead.

常見錯誤

❌The police sued him for stealing a car.
✅The police charged him with stealing a car.
💡Sue is mainly for civil claims between private parties; criminal cases use charge.
❌She sued him to get back the repair costs.
✅She sued him for repair costs.
💡Put the reason after for, not directly after the verb with a to-infinitive.