1.[t][i]~ (sb) (for sth)控告;提起诉讼to make a claim against sb in court about sth that they have said or done to harm you
to sue sb for breach of contract控告某人违反合同
to sue sb for $10 million(= in order to get money from sb)控告某人要求得到 1 000 万元
to sue sb for damages起诉某人要求赔偿损失
They threatened to sue if the work was not completed.他们威胁说,如果不完成工作,就要提起诉讼。
2.[i]~ for sth(尤指在法庭上)提出请求to formally ask for sth, especially in court
to sue for divorce起诉要求离婚
The rebels were forced to sue for peace.反叛者被迫求和。
" Sue went back to the customer and asked, as if she'd forgotten, " What was it you wanted?
苏又回到客人那里,装作忘记的样子,问,“你要的是什么?”
Before that, he repeatedly approached higher authorities to appeal a legal case in which he tried to sue the company for unfair wages.
在此之前,他曾多次试图起诉这家公司“同工不同酬”等问题。
The truth is life with Merlin (meerkat) is a bit prolonged, he might only be nine inches long but he's ruling the roost with Sue and Mathew.
有了梅林,生活变得费神多了,尽管它只有九寸长,但却占据了苏和马修生活的大部分。
It was a sunny Sunday afternoon as Bob and Sue set out with their three teenage daughters on a lazy drive down to the beach.
一个阳光明媚的周六下午,鲍勃和苏带着三个女儿一起驱车前往海滩。
Dominic Ambrosino, an ex-prison officer, said he and his wife Ronnie Sue had their "entire life savings wiped out" by Madoff.
多米尼克·安布罗西诺,一个前狱警说,他和她妻子洛妮·苏“一生的积蓄”都被麦道夫“抹消掉”了。
Sue wasn't trying to achieve difference in her life, she was just trying to achieve the face that matched her personality.
苏并没有想改变生活,她只是想让她的面部和她的个性相匹配。
Ms Wu could not sue each retailer, but she also could not sell the clothes anywhere else as she had no other sales outlet.
吴女士没有办法起诉每一家零售商,同时由于没有其他销售渠道,库存的服饰也无处销售。
Oh, Pa, you know I'm no tattle-tale like Sue Ellen. But it does seem to me that after you broke your knee last year jumping that same fence.
爸爸,你知道,我才不像苏爱伦那样爱搬弄是非呢。但是我认为,从去年你跳篱笆摔伤膝盖之后……
Did not have the facsimile machine not to be able to sue, what suit telephone was this?
没有传真机就投诉不了,这是什么投诉电话?
Robert knew that he, Lester, could sue and tie things up, and also that he would be very loath to do so.
罗伯脱知道他——雷斯脱——故意要把事情逼紧起来,其实心里是不愿意的。
But what is striking, said the studio that took the pictures, is that Mr. Remis's wedding took place in 2003 and he waited six years to sue.
让人诧异的是,摄影工作室说,雷米斯的婚礼是在2003年,但是他过了6年才来起诉。
In another, the court ruled that a plaintiff could sue several manufacturers when he did not know which (if any) had caused him injury.
另一次,高院裁决受害人可以在侵权行为人不明时起诉多个可能导致其受害的制造商。
A few minutes later, Peggy Sue comes downstairs in her little poodle skirt with her saddle shoes and announces that she's ready to go.
几分钟后,佩吉。苏下楼来了,穿着她的小鬃毛裙和马鞍状鞋子,说她已经准备好了。
There was no response. I could hear Linda Sue urging him on in the background.
没有回答,我能听到琳达·休在后面催促他。
Most people seem to think that it's reasonable for Jane to pay a higher percentage of her income as tax than Sue does.
大多数人似乎认为,简按更高的税率纳税是合理的。
It added that it had approached some of these companies about royalty payments but did not intend to sue all of them.
它还补充表示,它曾向其中一些公司要求支付使用费,但并不打算对它们都提出诉讼。
Sue watched him for a while and wondered why he looked so down.
苏看了他一下子,然后纳闷著为何他看起来如此消沈。
Mother: How much money has he, Sue?
苏,他有多少钱?
Sue: Mike! Good to see you. Today's valentine's Day. Why aren't you out with Julie?
休:迈克!真高兴看到你。今天是情人节,你怎么没和朱莉出去?
his wife, Sue, was Emily's intimate, and she addressed much of her poetry to her.
她的妻子Sue是艾米丽的闺中密友,艾米丽把自己写的大部分诗都寄给她看。
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