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
- Mr Obama, too, eagerly pointed out that the first bill he had signed into law was one making it easier for women to sue for wage discrimination.
奥巴马也急切地指出他签署成法律的第一项议案使妇女可以更容易地对工资歧视进行起诉。 - 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； - They declare the Nazi regime overthrown and sue for peace.
他们宣布纳粹政权已被推翻，并出面求和。 - The war criminals sue for peace.
战犯求和。 - It said they could sue for breach of privacy or take action under protection of harassment laws.
据称，王室将以侵犯隐私提出诉讼或按照骚扰行为的有关法令采取必要行动。 - You have no need to sue for favor.
你没有必要为求助请愿。 - 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。 - Some banks also have a hit list of people whom they threaten to sue for damages.
一些银行还列出一个黑名单，威胁要控告这些人，要求赔偿损失。 - 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。 - Equally investors could declare this a breach of contract and sue for damages, but this would be a lengthy and arduous process.
投资者同样可能宣称这违反了合约，起诉要求损害赔偿，但这将是一个漫长而艰巨的过程。