sue

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To file a legal action against someone, generally a non-criminal (civil) action. transitive
    — sue someone for selling a faulty product
  2. To seek by request; to make application; to petition; to entreat; to plead. ambitransitive
    — The king of Bimsa sued for peace after Nynal's armies overran his territory; he knew any further resistance would only harm the common people.
  3. To clean (the beak, etc.). transitive
  4. To leave high and dry on shore. transitive
    — to sue a ship
  5. To court. obsolete,transitive
  6. To follow. obsolete,transitive
    — And the olde knyght seyde unto the yonge knyght, ‘Sir, swith me.’
    And the old knight said to the young knight, 'Sir, follow me'.

词形变化

sues present,singular,third-person suing participle,present sued participle,past sued past

词汇关系

衍生词
countersue nonsuing resue suability sueable sue for peace sue me sue one's livery sue out suingly unsued
相关词
fig-sue

词源

From Middle English seuen, sewen, siwen, borrowed from Anglo-Norman suer, siwer et al. and Old French sivre (“to follow after”) (modern French suivre), from Vulgar Latin *sequere (“to follow”), from Latin sequi. Cognate with Italian seguire and Spanish seguir. Doublet of segue. Related to suit.
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