accuse

/əˈkjuːz/ v.
标准词条 CET-4CET-6IELTS
一句话记住

指控;指责

释义与例句

v. 指控;指责
to say that someone has done something wrong or illegal
  1. The police accused him of theft.
    警方指控他盗窃。
  2. She accused the company of misleading customers.
    她指责该公司误导消费者。
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  1. They were accused of cheating in the examination.
    他们被指控在考试中作弊。

词源与构词

经古法语来自拉丁语 accusare,意为“要求说明理由、控告”,由 ad-(朝向)和 causa(原因、诉讼事由)构成。

记忆钩子 记住常用结构 accuse somebody of doing something:指控或指责某人做了某事。

词族与关联词

词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
  • accusation 指控;指责
    accuse 对应的名词。
  • accused 被告;被指控的
    the accused 在法律语境中指被告。
同义词
  • charge 指控;控告
    charge 常指警方或司法机关正式提出指控,通常与 with 搭配;accuse 更一般,也可指日常指责,通常与 of 搭配。
    He was charged with robbery after his arrest. 他被捕后被控抢劫。
反义词
  • defend 为……辩护;捍卫
    accuse 指声称某人有错或有罪;defend 指提出理由或证据为其辩护。
    The lawyer defended her client against the allegations. 律师为她的当事人辩护,反驳这些指控。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
  • excuse 原谅;为……辩解;借口
    accuse 是指控或指责别人;excuse 是原谅、准许离开,作名词时表示借口。
    Please excuse the interruption. 请原谅我的打扰。
常见搭配
  • accuse somebody of something 指控或指责某人做某事
    No one should accuse him of dishonesty without evidence. 没有证据,谁都不应指责他不诚实。
  • falsely accuse 诬告;错误地指控
    The investigation showed that he had been falsely accused. 调查表明他曾遭到诬告。