litigate

音标发音

• 英式音标 [ˈlɪt.ɪ.ɡeɪt]
• 美式音标 [ˈlɪt̬.ə.ɡeɪt]
• 英式发音
• 美式发音

基本解释

• vt. 在法庭相争；提出诉讼
• vi. 对簿法庭

同根派生

英汉例句

双语例句

• In many states, the use of such mediation is mandatory before parents can litigate custody issues.
  在很多州，在夫妇对簿公堂之前，这种调节过程是义务的。
• When I litigate in New Jersey or New York, it takes five to ten years to get to trial. Out in Nevada, it only takes a year.
  如果是在新泽西或者纽约提起诉讼，需要5到10年时间才能进行审判，而在内华达，却只需要1年时间。
• A big problem with failure-to-hire cases, Nelson says, is that "most people who are looking for work don't have the resources to litigate."
  尼尔森表示，对于求职落榜的案件，一个很大的问题是“找工作的人大多数都没有提出诉讼的资源。”

权威例句

• More likely, no prior investor had been willing to spend money to litigate the matter.
  FORBES: No Freedom of Information When It Comes to Money Managers (November 1, 2000)
• You need the resources of a large firm to litigate and try claims of that magnitude.
  FORBES: BigLaw Diaspora Women Who Stayed

词组短语

短语

• criminal litigate 刑事诉讼
• litigate e 提出诉讼
• right to litigate 纳税人诉讼权

英英字典

剑桥英英字典

• to ask for a disagreement to be discussed in a court of law so that a judgment can be made that must be accepted by both sides in the argument

柯林斯英英字典

• To litigate means to take legal action.

专业释义

经济学

• 提出诉讼