“litigate”是一个英语动词,意为“提起诉讼;打官司;进行诉讼”。它涉及在法庭上通过法律手段解决争议或纠纷的过程。以下将详细说明“litigate”的用法。
“litigate”的基本含义是“提起诉讼”或“进行诉讼”。当一个人或组织认为自己的权益受到侵害,且无法通过协商或其他非诉讼方式解决时,他们可能会选择“litigate”,即向法院提起诉讼,要求法院对争议进行裁决。
作为及物动词:
“They decided to litigate the matter in court.”(他们决定在法庭上提起诉讼解决此事。)
“The company is threatening to litigate if the other party does not comply with the agreement.”(如果对方不遵守协议,公司威胁要提起诉讼。)
作为不及物动词:
“The parties agreed to try to resolve the dispute without litigating.”(双方同意尝试在不提起诉讼的情况下解决纠纷。)
“Sometimes, it's cheaper and faster to settle a dispute out of court rather than litigating.”(有时,在法庭外解决纠纷比提起诉讼更便宜、更快。)
litigate against sb. / sth.:对某人/某事提起诉讼。
“They plan to litigate against the company for environmental damage.”(他们计划对该公司提起环境损害诉讼。)
litigate a case:审理一个案件(通常指作为律师或法官参与)。
“As a lawyer, she has litigated many complex cases.”(作为一名律师,她审理过许多复杂的案件。)
“litigate”通常用于正式或法律语境中,表示通过法律手段解决争议。
在日常对话中,人们可能更倾向于使用更通俗的表达,如“go to court”(上法庭)、“sue someone”(起诉某人)等。
“litigate”的过去式和过去分词形式都是“litigated”,现在分词形式是“litigating”。