prosecute 英 [ˈprɒsɪkju:t]   美 [ˈprɑsɪkjut]

prosecute

prosecute  英 [ˈprɒsɪkju:t] 美 [ˈprɑsɪkjut]

v. 控告,检举;继续从事 

进行时:prosecuting  过去式:prosecuted  过去分词:prosecuted  第三人称单数:prosecutes 

The police decided not to prosecute. 警方决定不予起诉。
Trespassers will be prosecuted . 闲人莫入,违者必究。

  • To prosecute is to participate in or pursue something to completion, like a government’s intention to prosecute a war. Prosecute is most often used for bringing legal action against an accused person or group.
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  • v. 控告,检举;继续从事
  • 1. The police decided not to prosecute.

    警方决定不予起诉。

  • 2. Trespassers will be prosecuted .

    闲人莫入,违者必究。

  • 3. the prosecuting counsel, the prosecuting lawyer, the prosecuting attorney

    原告律师

  • 4. They had overwhelming public support to prosecute the war.

    绝大多数民众支持他们继续这场战争。

  • prosecute (v.) early 15c., "follow up, pursue" (some course or action), from Latin prosecutus, past participle of prosequi "follow after, accompany; chase, pursue; attack, assail, abuse," from pro- "forward" (see pro-) + sequi "follow" (from PIE root *sekw- (1) "to follow"). Meaning "bring to a court of law" is first recorded 1570s. Meaning "go into detail" is from 1530s.
pros·ecute / ˈprɒsɪkjuːt ; NAmE ˈprɑːsɪkjuːt / verb 1 [transitive ,  intransitive ] prosecute(sb/sth) (for sth/doing sth) to officially charge sb with a crime in court 起诉;控告;检举 The company was prosecuted for breaching the Health and Safety Act. 这家公司被控违反《卫生安全条例》。 Trespassers will be prosecuted (= a notice telling people to keep out of a particular area). 闲人莫入,违者必究。 The police decided not to prosecute. 警方决定不予起诉。 2 [intransitive ,  transitive ] prosecute(sb) to be a lawyer in a court case for a person or an organization that is charging sb with a crime 担任控方律师 the prosecuting counsel/lawyer/attorney 原告律师 James Spencer, prosecuting, claimed that the witness was lying. 原告律师詹姆斯 · 斯潘塞指称证人在撒谎。 3 [transitive ] prosecutesth ( formal) to continue taking part in or doing sth 继续从事(或参与) They had overwhelming public support to prosecute the war. 绝大多数民众支持他们继续这场战争。 prosecute prosecutes prosecuted prosecuting pros·ecute / ˈprɒsɪkjuːt ; NAmE ˈprɑːsɪkjuːt /
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