Front | allege |
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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. allegation allege alleged allegedly |
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