prosecute

'prɒsikju:t

考研托福雅思GRE Collins 3

v. conduct a prosecution in a court of law
v. bring a criminal action against (in a trial)
v. carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in

vt. 告发, 起诉, 彻底进行, 执行, 从事
vi. 告发, 起诉, 作检察官

Collins 星级

5,409

BNC 频率

5,089

使用频率

prosecute 由前缀 pro-（向前）和词根 secu-（跟随）以及后缀 -te 组成，整体意思是“向前追随”或“继续追踪”，在法律上指的是对某人提起诉讼。

例句

1. The lawyer decided to prosecute the case after gathering enough evidence.

律师在收集到足够的证据后决定起诉此案。

2. If someone commits a crime, the government will prosecute them.

如果有人犯罪，政府将会起诉他们。

3. The police are working hard to prosecute those responsible for the fraud.

警方正在努力起诉那些对欺诈负责的人。