“lawsuit”是名词,意为“诉讼;官司”,常用于描述在法律体系中,一方针对另一方提起的法律争议解决程序。其用法包括作为句子主语、宾语等,可搭配一些动词和介词短语来丰富表达。
“lawsuit”指的是在法律框架下,一方(原告)认为另一方(被告)的行为侵犯了自己的权益,从而向法院提起的寻求法律救济和裁决的程序。它强调的是整个法律诉讼过程,从提起诉讼到最终判决。例如,在商业纠纷、个人伤害、知识产权侵权等情况下,都可能会引发“lawsuit”。
作为句子主语
“The lawsuit was filed against the company for environmental violations.”(针对该公司的环境违规行为,提起了诉讼。)在这个句子中,“lawsuit”是句子的主语,表示整个诉讼事件,“was filed”是谓语动词,描述了诉讼这个动作的发生。
“The lawsuit has been dragging on for years.”(这场官司已经拖了好几年了。)这里“lawsuit”作为主语,强调诉讼这个事情持续的时间很长。
作为句子宾语
“The plaintiff decided to initiate a lawsuit.”(原告决定提起诉讼。)“lawsuit”在这里作为“initiate”(提起)这个动作的宾语,表明提起的对象是一场诉讼。
“They settled the lawsuit out of court.”(他们在法庭外解决了这场官司。)“lawsuit”作为“settled”(解决)的宾语,说明解决的是一场诉讼。
搭配动词
“file a lawsuit”:提起诉讼,是最常见的搭配之一。例如,“The victim's family filed a lawsuit against the driver.”(受害者的家属对司机提起了诉讼。)
“win/lose a lawsuit”:赢得/输掉官司。如,“The company won the lawsuit and was awarded a large sum of money.”(公司赢得了这场官司,并获得了一大笔赔偿金。)
“drop a lawsuit”:撤销诉讼。例如,“Due to lack of evidence, the plaintiff decided to drop the lawsuit.”(由于缺乏证据,原告决定撤销诉讼。)
搭配介词短语
“in a lawsuit”:在诉讼中。例如,“His testimony played a crucial role in a lawsuit.”(他的证词在诉讼中起到了关键作用。)
“related to a lawsuit”:与诉讼相关的。如,“The documents are related to a lawsuit against the company.”(这些文件与针对该公司的诉讼有关。)