- If you charge someone with misdeeds or misconduct, you accuse that person. If the last piece of devil's food cake is missing, your sister may accuse you of eating it — especially if you have chocolate on your mouth.
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- vt. 控告；控诉；谴责
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1. to accuse sb of murder, to accuse sb of theft
控告某人谋杀╱盗窃
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2. She accused him of lying.
她指责他说谎。
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3. The government was accused of incompetence.
政府被指责无能。
- accuse (v.) c. 1300, "charge (with an offense, fault, error, etc.), impugn, blame," from Old French acuser "to accuse, indict, reproach, blame" (13c., Modern French accuser), earlier "announce, report, disclose" (12c.), or directly from Latin accusare "to call to account, make complaint against, reproach, blame; bring to trial, prosecute, arraign indict," from ad causa, from ad "with regard to" (see ad-) + causa "a cause; a lawsuit" (see cause (n.)). "Accuse commonly, though not invariably, expresses something more formal and grave than charge" [Century Dictionary, 1902]. Related: Accused; accusing; accusingly.
ac·cuse ★ WORD FAMILY accuse verb accusation noun accusing adjective accusatory adjective accused noun / əˈkjuːz ; NAmE əˈkjuːz / verb accusesb (of sth) to say that sb has done sth wrong or is guilty of sth 控告；控诉；谴责 ◆ to accuse sb of murder/theft 控告某人谋杀╱盗窃 ◆ She accused him of lying. 她指责他说谎。 ◆ The government was accused of incompetence. 政府被指责无能。 ◆ ( formal) They stand accusedof crimes against humanity. 他们被控违反人道罪。 ▶ ac·cuser accuser accusers / əˈkjuːzə(r) ; NAmE əˈkjuːzər / noun accuse accuses accused accusing ac·cuse / əˈkjuːz ; NAmE əˈkjuːz / ac·cuser / əˈkjuːzə(r) ; NAmE əˈkjuːzər /
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