[VERB 动词]指责;责难 If you accuse someone of doing something wrong or dishonest, you say or tell them that you believe that they did it.
[V n of n/-ing]
[V]
[Also V n]
He was accusing my mum of having an affair with another man...
他指责我妈妈与另一个男人有染。
Talk things through in stages. Do not accuse or apportion blame.
把事情按部就班地讲清楚。不要责难或归罪于人。
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[VERB 动词]指控;控告 If you are accused of a crime, a witness or someone in authority states or claims that you did it, and you may be formally charged with it and put on trial.
[be V-ed of n]
[V n of n]
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[Also V n]
Her assistant was accused of theft and fraud by the police...
她的助手被警方指控犯有盗窃和欺诈罪。
All seven charges accused him of lying in his testimony...
七项罪名都指控他作伪证。
The accused men have been given relatively light sentences.
被控告的这些男子受到相对较轻的判决。
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See also:
accused
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accusing
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[PHRASE 短语]遭指责;受指控 If someone stands accused of something, they have been accused of it.
[V inflects]
The candidate stands accused of breaking promises even before he's in office...
该候选人还未上任就遭指责违背诺言。
Today, Rostov stands accused of extortion and racketeering.
今天罗斯托夫被控勒索和诈骗。
Oxford
ac·cuse★WORD FAMILYaccuseverbaccusationnounaccusingadjectiveaccusatoryadjectiveaccusednoun/əˈkjuːz; NAmEəˈkjuːz/verbaccusesb (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·cuseraccuseraccusers/əˈkjuːzə(r); NAmEəˈkjuːzər/nounaccuseaccusesaccusedaccusingac·cuse/əˈkjuːz; NAmEəˈkjuːz/ac·cuser/əˈkjuːzə(r); NAmEəˈkjuːzər/
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accuseac‧cuse /əˈkjuːz/ ●●○W3 verb [transitive]
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to say that you believe someone is guilty of a crime or of doing something badaccuse somebody of (doing) something He was accused of murder. Smith accused her of lying. The professor stands accused of (=has been accused of) stealing his student’s ideas and publishing them.—accuser noun [countable]GRAMMARYou accuse someone of doing something: · They accused him of cheating.✗Don’t say: accuse someone to do somethingTHESAURUSaccuse to say that you believe that someone is guilty of a crime or of doing something bad: · Two women have been accused of kidnapping a newborn baby.· Are you accusing me of lying?allege /əˈledʒ/ to accuse someone of doing something, although this has not been proved: · He alleged that the other man had attacked him first.charge if the police charge someone, they officially tell that person that they are believed to be guilty of a crime and that they must go to court: · She was charged with murder.indict American English law to officially accuse someone of a crime so that they will be judged in court under the American legal system: · He was indicted on charges of fraud.
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accuse
[əˈkju:z]accused, accusing, accuses
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accused[18650] accuses[825] accusing[5466]
指责(76%),控告(13%),谴责(11%)
vt.控告,指控;谴责;归咎于
vi.指责;控告
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