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Allege Verb Set Person ə'Ledʒ Storekeeper Alleged Boy

Front allege
Pron [ə'ledʒ]
Back 【ALLEGE】
The storekeeper alleged that the boy had stolen some fruit.
店员声称那孩子偷了一些水果。
【重点词汇】
allege v. 声称
Vocab
allegereport or maintain

If you accuse someone of committing a crime but the proof of the wrongdoing isn't yet found, use the verb allege. You might allege that your sister broke a vase, just because no one else was home when you heard the crash.

If you ever watch news programs, you often hear the verb allege. A reporter might say that detectives allege that a certain person, who is now being held without bail, set a fire. This can be confusing: If the person is in jail, then he or she must have set that fire, right? In reality, the person is a suspect, awaiting trial. In our country, people are assumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. That's why we used allege until we know for sure.

All forms of 'allege' will appear on average once every 193 pages.
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