Prosecute
[ 'prɑsɪ'kjʊt ]
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v. 控告;起诉;继续从事;担任控方律师;
💡 词根助记
pro向前，在前+secute追随→追随到法院前面→检举，指控
📝 例句
prosecute a criminal
告发罪犯
I am trying my best to prosecute my duties.
我正在尽力履行我的职责。
He was prosecuted for drunken driving.
他因酒后开车被起诉。
"If there were clear evidence," Wilson said,"Would the plice prosecute?"
“如果证据确凿，”威尔逊说，“警察局会不会检举”
"If there were clear evidence," Wilson said,"would the police prosecute?"
“如果证据确凿，”威尔逊说，“警察局会不会检举？”
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ 谐音“婆媳器他”:婆媳器他被告发
※ prose-散文,cut-切,e-似“折好的被子”:散文被切割了,著作权被侵犯,起诉他
※ prose-散文,cute-可爱的:在莎士比亚的戏剧主人公经常以可爱的散文形式进行起诉
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-seq-表示“跟随”
常见变体有-sec-
📖 牛津释义
prosecute
v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb (for sth/doing sth) bring a criminal charge against sb in a court of law 检举、 告发某人; 对某人提起公诉
Trespassers will be prosecuted. 闲人免进, 违者必究.
He was prosecuted for exceeding the speed limit. 他因超速行车而被起诉.
the prosecuting lawyer, ie the one representing the prosecution 代表原告的律师.
2 [Tn] (fml 文) continue to be occupied with (sth) 继续从事（某事物）
prosecute a war, one's inquiries, one's studies 进行战争、 调查、 研究.
🎯 考研助记
P（破)+rose(玫瑰)+cute(聪明):破玫瑰因聪明而遭 起诉 pro(之前)+secu(连续)+te=prosecute 控告 网友：yqy补充： persecute导致prosecute；pro(前)+secu(连续)：不断向前努力－－从事
🔁 扩展释义
*['prɒsikju:t]vt. 告发, 起诉, 彻底进行, 执行, 从事vi. 告发, 起诉, 作检察官【法】 告发, 检举, 对...提起公诉
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「博士」词汇
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Look out! There's a kangaroo!
当心！一只袋鼠！
There was an argument about money, so it seemed, in a language that Kunta did not understand.
看来他们在用孔塔听不懂的语言进行了一番讨价还价。
We talked and wondered about the people who had lived here before.
我们谈论并且很好奇以前住在这里的人们。