[N-VAR 可变名词]指控;控告;指责 If you make an accusation against someone, you criticize them or express the belief that they have done something wrong.
[oft N that]
Kim rejects accusations that Country music is over-sentimental...
对于乡村音乐过于感伤的指责,金表示反对。
Another accusation levelled at the Minister is that he does not understand ordinary people...
另一个矛头则直指部长不懂得体恤百姓。
She was surprised that he had no words of blame or accusation for her.
使她惊讶的是,他竟然没有对她说任何怪罪或指责的话。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](尚未证实的被控告的)罪名,罪状 An accusation is a statement or claim by a witness or someone in authority that a particular person has committed a crime, although this has not yet been proved.
[oft N of n]
...people who have made public accusations of rape...
公开指控强奸罪名的人们
The government denied the accusation that it was involved in the murders.
政府否认了参与谋杀案的指控。
Oxford
ac·cus·ation/ˌækjuˈzeɪʃn; NAmEˌækjuˈzeɪʃn/noun[countable , uncountable ]a statement saying that you think a person is guilty of doing sth wrong, especially of committing a crime; the fact of accusing sb 控告;起诉;告发;谴责◆I don't want to make an accusationuntil I have some proof. 我要有一些证据以后才提出控告。◆There was a hint of accusation in her voice.她的语气暗含谴责。accusationof sth ◆accusations of corruption/cruelty/racism对贪污腐化╱残暴行为╱种族主义的控告accusationagainst sb ◆No one believed her wild accusations against her husband.无人相信她对丈夫的无端指责。accusationthat… ◆He denied the accusation that he had ignored the problems.他否认别人说他忽视这些问题的指控。accusationaccusationsac·cus·ation/ˌækjuˈzeɪʃn; NAmEˌækjuˈzeɪʃn/
a statement saying that someone is guilty of a crime or of doing something wrongaccusation against A number of serious accusations have been made against her. The main accusation levelled against him was that he tried to avoid military service.accusation of His administration now faces accusations of corruption.accusation that The organizers of the march strongly denied government accusations that they intended to cause trouble. Burton’s enemies had made false accusations against him. She’s made all sorts of wild accusations against me in the past. They fled the country, amid accusations of corruption.COLLOCATIONSverbsmake an accusation· You’ve made a lot of accusations but you haven’t got any evidence.bring an accusation against somebody· The accusations against him were brought by two 18-year-old women.level an accusation against/at somebody (=bring an accusation against someone)· As a result, some outrageous accusations were levelled at her.face an accusation (=have an accusation made about you)· The police faced accusations of using excessive force.deny/dismiss an accusation· The government denied accusations of corruption.prove/support an accusation· There were very few facts to support the accusation against him.adjectivesserious· These are very serious accusations indeed.false· There were a lot of false accusations throughout the trial.unfounded/groundless (=not based on facts or reason)· The accusation is totally unfounded.· The embassy denied what it called groundless accusations about its involvement in the attack.outrageous (=shocking and extremely unfair)· He was drunk and his accusations were becoming more and more outrageous.a wild accusation (=with no evidence to support it)· She’s made all sorts of wild accusations about him, hasn’t she?bitter accusations (=angry)· The dispute was marked by bitter accusations from both sides.repeated accusations· Repeated accusations of neglect were made against the authorities.renewed accusations (=made again, often in a more forceful way)· The government faced renewed accusations of corruption.further accusations· There were further accusations of incompetence.phrasesamid accusations of something (=surrounded by accusations)· He fled the country amid accusations of fraud.THESAURUSaccusation a statement saying that you believe someone is guilty of a crime or of doing something bad: · The army has faced accusations of racism.allegation a public statement accusing someone of doing something although it has not been proved: · He denied allegations that he received a bribe.· Police are investigating allegations of corruption.charge an official statement by the police accusing someone of a crime and saying that they must go to court, or a statement saying that someone has done something bad, made by anyone: · He appeared in court on a murder charge.· She denied the charge that the article had been misleading.indictment law especially American English an official written statement accusing someone of a crime so that they will be judged under the American legal system: · He is under indictment for credit card fraud.
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accusation
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accusations[4199]
指控(68%),控告(29%),非难(3%)
n.控告,指控;谴责
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