prosecute

vt. 检举；贯彻；从事；依法进行

vi. 起诉；告发；作检察官

v.

控告；起诉；继续从事；担任控方律师

变形

过去式：prosecuted过去分词：prosecuted现在分词：prosecuting第三人称单数：prosecutes

双语释义

vt. & vi. 对…起诉,控告 bring a criminal charge against sb in a court of law

vt. 执行,履行 carry out

英英释义

prosecute[ 'prɔsikju:t ]

v.

conduct a prosecution in a court of law

bring a criminal action against (in a trial)

"The State of California prosecuted O.J. Simpson"

carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in

同义词：engagepursue

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)

～+副词

prosecute actively积极地起诉

prosecute fearlessly无畏地控告

prosecute recklessly不顾后果地起诉

～+介词

prosecute for a serious offence对严重的犯法行为起诉

prosecute for theft告发某人犯盗窃罪

双语例句

用作及物动词(vt.)

Trespassers will be prosecuted.
闲人免进，违者必究。

He was prosecuted for exceeding the speed limit.
他被告发超速行驶。

He vowed that he would prosecute them for fraud.
他郑重宣布将起诉他们犯有欺诈罪。

We should never prosecute the innocent.
我们决不应控告无辜的人。

They had overwhelming public support to prosecute the war.
绝大多数民众支持他们继续进行这场战争。

He did not want to prosecute his research in that field.
他不想继续进行那个领域的研究了。

用作不及物动词(vi.)

The police decided not to prosecute.
警方决定不予起诉。

权威例句

prosecute

prosecute: [15] If you prosecute someone, etymologically you ‘pursue’ them. The word comes from prōsecūt-, the past participial stem of prōsequī ‘pursue’, a compound verb formed from the prefix prō- ‘forward’ and sequī ‘follow’ (source of English sequal, sequence, etc). The word’s legal application emerged in the late 16th century.=> pursue, sequal, sequence, suit

prosecute (v.)

early 15c., "follow up, pursue" (some course or action), from Latin prosecutus, past participle of prosequi "follow after, accompany; chase, pursue; attack, assail, abuse" (see pursue). Meaning "bring to a court of law" is first recorded 1570s. Meaning "go into detail" is from 1530s.

1. The state could prosecute a person, but could not require that he or she assist in that process.

政府可以起诉一个人，但不可以要求这个人为这个过程提供协助。

2. Those in positions of responsibility, who should have known about the crime (or its planning) and who failed to prevent it or prosecute those responsible, should be held criminally responsible.

那些担任责任职务的人,他们应该已知道罪行（或计划）,和那些没有阻止或起诉责任人的人,应被依法追究刑事责任。

3. He says possession of smallpox by those not authorized to have it should be made a crime against humanity and that international authorities should prosecute any country found with it.

他说那些没有被批准的可以存留天花的国家私自存留天花应该被判处反人类罪，并且国际法庭应该起诉任何被发现存留天花的国家。

4. The idea that any country may take action against pirates is the precursor to the idea of “universal jurisdiction” used to prosecute heinous crimes such as genocide.

任何国家都有权采取行动对抗海盗的理念也是“普遍管辖权”的前身（这种权利被用来起诉一些极恶的罪行，如种族灭绝）；

5. Ogden says the Justice Department will also investigate and prosecute those who smuggle guns and cash into Mexico.

他说，司法部还将调查和起诉那些向墨西哥走私枪支和现金的人。

6. Well, I’ll find those who prosecute you and tell them wrong.

行，我们会找那些告发你的人，告诉他们没事。

7. When we are able, we will prosecute terrorists in Federal courts or in reformed military commissions that are fair, legitimate, and effective.

当我们准备好的时候，我们会在公平、合法和有效的联邦法院或军事委员会起诉恐怖分子。

8. Mr McKinnon is accused of serious crimes and the US has a lawful right to seek his extradition, as we do when we wish to prosecute people who break our laws.

麦金农先生被指控犯下了严重的罪行，并且美国具有寻求引渡他的合法权利，正如，当我们想要起诉违反我国法律的罪犯时，我们也会这样做。

9. She said an existing U.N. convention provides sufficient means to prosecute pirates, but that other legal authority could be considered.

她说，一项现有的联合国公约为起诉海盗提供了充份的手段，但也可考虑其他法律授权。

10. The tribunal would have the legal capacity to prevent, prosecute, and punish states, companies and individuals who — by act or omission — are causing environmental contamination and climate change.

与会者提出让这个法庭拥有阻止、起诉和惩罚因为作为或不作为而正在导致环境污染和气候变化的国家、公司和个人。

11. If someone else attempts to counterfeit that currency and pass those coins, there are sufficient counterfeiting laws on the books to prosecute those counterfeiters.

如果有某个人企图伪造这种货币，并把伪币渗入真币的流通中，那则有足够充分的伪造货币法来起诉这些伪造者。

12. She threatens to prosecute Tony for impeding an investigation.

她威胁将以妨碍调查起诉托尼。

13. At the time of his arrest her mother had been advised not to prosecute her husband because the events surrounding a trial would further traumatize Jennifer.

他被捕时，人们建议她的妈妈不要起诉他的丈夫，因为围绕着审判的那些事情会进一步伤害到珍妮弗。

14. In Malawi, the government continued to prosecute traffickers and conducted training for police officers to learn how to help prevent and stop trafficking.

马拉维政府继续起诉人口贩子并对警察进行培训，使他们知道如何帮助防止和遏制人口贩运。

15. Much of the new plan focuses on boosting intelligence to investigate and prosecute key cartel members, and to confiscate their money.

美国的这一新计划主要着眼于增强情报工作，以调查和起诉贩毒集团头目，并没收他们的钱财。

16. However, while many states are able to prosecute, they are often unwilling to do so, as the trials can be complex and costly.

然而，虽然许多国家可以起诉，它们却经常不愿意这么做，因为审判既繁琐又昂贵。

17. However, while many states are able to prosecute, they are often unwilling to do so, as the trials can be complex and costly.

然而，虽然许多国家可以起诉，它们却经常不愿意这么做，因为审判既繁琐又昂贵。