| 单词 | prosecute |
| 释义 | prosecute (prɒsɪkjuːt ) Word forms: prosecutes , prosecuting , prosecuted 1. verb If the authorities prosecute someone, they charge them with a crime and put them on trial. The police have decided not to prosecute because the evidence is not strong enough. [VERB] Photographs taken by roadside cameras will soon be enough to prosecute drivers for speeding. [VERB noun + for] He is being prosecuted for two criminal offences. [VERB noun + for] ...the prosecuting attorney. [VERB-ing] Synonyms: take someone to court, try, sue, summon 2. verb When a lawyer prosecutes a case, he or she tries to prove that the person who is on trial is guilty. The attorney who will prosecute the case says he cannot reveal how much money is involved. [VERB noun] Collocations: prosecute a war The new year, 1915, brought new thinking about how to prosecute the war. Times, Sunday Times I accept that to prosecute a war a state must impose discipline. Times, Sunday Times The book raises moral questions, especially about choices, the effects of having power, and the evil that seems necessary to prosecute a war. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Congress recognized from the outset that additional revenues would be needed to prosecute the war. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They were emergency regulations passed on the outbreak of war and during it to give the government emergency powers to prosecute the war. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 To prosecute individual soldiers would only compound injustice. Times, Sunday Times Alternatively, the home country may prosecute the individual. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He also believes that the criminal justice system needs to prosecute individuals who make malicious false allegations and offer psychological support to the fantasists. The Times Literary Supplement They gather information thorough informants, conduct investigations, and prosecute individuals as they see fit, often to deadly effect. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Poorly defined anti-subversion laws, such as article 105 of the criminal code, may be used to criminally prosecute individuals seeking to exercise the rights of assembly, free speech, or demonstration. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 起诉 Japanese: 起訴する |
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