[with obj.]institute legal proceedings against (a person or institution), typically for redress 控告,对(人,机构)提起诉讼(尤指为获取赔偿) she is to sue the baby's father. 她要起诉孩子的父亲。 [no obj.]I sued for breach of contract. 我为毁约而起诉。
[no obj.](formal)appeal formally to a person for something (正式)正式提出请求,祈求 the rebels were forced to sue for peace. 叛乱者被迫求和。
派生 suer noun 语源
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French suer, based on Latin sequi 'follow'. Early senses were very similar to those of the verb follow