accuse /əˈkjuːz/ CET4 TEM4 ( accusing, accused, accuses )

• 1. 

  V-T If you accuse someone of doing something wrong or dishonest, you say or tell them that you believe that they did it. 指责

  例：

  My mom was really upset because he was accusing her of having an affair with another man.

  我妈妈真的很难过，因为他指责她和另一个男人有暧昧关系。

• 2. 

  V-T If you are accused of a crime, a witness or someone in authority states or claims that you did it, and you may be formally charged with it and put on trial. 指控

  例：

  Her assistant was accused of theft and fraud by the police.

  她的助手被警方指控偷窃和诈骗。

  例：

  He faced a total of seven charges, all accusing him of lying in his testimony.

  他面临共7项控告，都指控他作伪证。

• 3. 

  → see also accused

• 4. 

  PHRASE If someone stands accused of something, they have been accused of it. 被谴责

  例：

  The candidate stands accused of breaking promises even before he's in office.

  这位候选人甚至在他就职前就因违背诺言而被谴责。