impeach

英 [ɪmˈpiːtʃ]

美 [ɪmˈpiːtʃ]

v.  控告(显要公职人员)犯重大罪行; 弹劾; 怀疑

过去分词：impeached　现在分词：impeaching　过去式：impeached　第三人称单数：impeaches　

TOEFLGRETEM8法律

Collins.1 / BNC.26335 / COCA.13892

牛津词典

verb

• 控告（显要公职人员）犯重大罪行；弹劾
  to charge an important public figure with a serious crime
• 怀疑
  to raise doubts about sth
  1. to impeach sb's motives
     怀疑某人的动机

柯林斯词典

• VERB 控告;弹劾
  If a court or a group in authorityimpeachesa president or other senior official, it charges them with committing a crime which makes them unfit for office.
  1. ...an opposition move to impeach the President.
     弹劾总统的反对议案

英英释义

verb

• bring an accusation against
  1. The neighbors accused the man of spousal abuse
  Synonym:accuseincriminatecriminate
• charge (a public official) with an offense or misdemeanor committed while in office
  1. The President was impeached
• challenge the honesty or veracity of
  1. the lawyers tried to impeach the credibility of the witnesses

双语例句

• I impeach him in the name of the people of India, whose laws, rights and liberties he has subverted;
  我以印度人民的名义控告他破坏了印度的法律、权利和自由；
• The House can impeach a President, but the Senate must try him to see if he is guilty.
  众议院可以弹劾总统，但必须经过参议院审判总统以决定他是否有罪。
• Mr Clinton also survived the Republicans 'subsequent attempt to impeach him, while the Republicans lost seats in the House at the next election.
  克林顿还侥幸渡过了共和党随后对他的弹劾企图，与此同时共和党在接下来的众议院选举中丢失了席位。
• Earlier this month opposition legislators failed in an attempt to impeach the chief executive over a scandal involving structures built at a home he owns without appropriate planning permission.
  本月早些时候，反对派立法会议员曾企图弹劾梁振英，理由是他在没有适当规划许可的情况下，擅自在自己拥有的住宅搭建建筑结构，由此引发丑闻。弹劾企图最终以失败告终。
• The Distributor will not infringe or impeach the patents or trademarks under which the Products or parts are sold.
  经销商在经销产品和部件时，不会涉嫌专利或商标侵权。
• Wahid threatened to proclaim a state of emergency if Congress decided to impeach him.
  瓦希德威胁说如果国会弹劾他，他就宣布紧急状态。
• Bay. I'm not going to allow the prosecution to call defense counsel to impeach a state's witness.
  我不允许辩护律师在诉讼途中去弹劾一个重要证人。
• Scores of parliamentarians now hope to impeach the president, but the supreme leader will probably not let them.
  不少议会议员希望弹劾总统内贾德，但是这位超级领袖大概不会拱手就让。
• Any organization and individual has a right to impeach and accuse the illegal activities.
  任何组织和个人有权对政府采购中的违法行为进行检举和控告。
• We must impeach the judge for taking bribes.
  我们一定要检举法官收受贿赂。