litigate

英 [ˈlɪtɪɡeɪt]

美 [ˈlɪtɪɡeɪt]

v.  (就…)提起诉讼; 打官司

过去分词：litigated　现在分词：litigating　过去式：litigated　第三人称单数：litigates　

BEC

BNC.40136 / COCA.18121

牛津词典

verb

• （就…）提起诉讼；打官司
  to take a claim or disagreement to court

柯林斯词典

• VERB 提起诉讼；打官司
  Tolitigatemeans to take legal action.
  1. ...the cost of litigating personal injury claims in the county court...
     在县级法院打人身伤害索赔官司的费用
  2. If we have to litigate, we will.
     迫不得已的话，我们会提起诉讼。

英英释义

verb

• institute legal proceedings against
  1. He was warned that the district attorney would process him
  2. She actioned the company for discrimination
  Synonym:actionsueprocess
• engage in legal proceedings

双语例句

• Prosecution Department litigate against environmental interest has become a new field worth of research and exploration for prosecution institution.
  检察机关提起环境公益诉已成为新时期的我国检察机关开展检察工作&个值得深入探讨和实践的新领域。
• Cooperation and Work Division between Public Relief and Private Right Trade in Litigate Mediation
  诉讼调解中的公力救济和私权交易的分工合作
• The cases of antitrust have comparative complexity, especially the difficulty for victims of antitrust behavior to litigate. In order to achieve the effective implementation of antitrust law, domestic law should consummate the system of representative action, evidentiary rules, cost for lawyer and litigation.
  反垄断案件具有相当的复杂性，特别是垄断行为受害人起诉较为困难，为了实现反垄断法的有效实施，我国法律应该对代表人诉讼制度、证据规则、律师及诉讼费用制度予以完善。
• The process of the public service lawsuit should include placing on file, investigating, collecting and examining various kinds of evidences, determining whether to litigate or not according to the fact and law, and then entering the proceeding.
  检察机关提起公益诉讼需要经过立案、调查、收集和审查各种证据，根据事实和法律决定是否提起诉讼，然后进入诉讼程序。
• The most independent courts are generally found in the large economically developed cities, and generally this is where foreign companies prefer to litigate.
  最独立的法院通常位于经济发达的大城市，外资企业通常也更喜欢在这些城市提起诉讼。
• But, argues Saini, if companies like Novartis want to encourage research and development in poor countries, they would do better to litigate less and innovate more themselves.
  但是Saini说，如果像诺华这样的公司希望鼓励穷国的研究和发展，他们自己应该少诉讼、多创新。
• In order to remedy their rights, the copyright owner often litigate the regular network service providers to court to compensate for losses from copyright violations to their own.
  著作权人为了救济自己的权利，经常将网络服务提供者诉至法庭以弥补著作权侵权行为给自己带来的损失。
• But for the moment, as Gary Horlick, a veteran Washington lawyer, says: There seems to be an implicit deal between the US and China not to start a [ legal] fight on currencies and to let the lawyers litigate everything else.
  但就目前而言，正如华盛顿资深律师加里霍力克（GaryHorlick）所言：中美之间似乎存在着一种心照不宣的协定：不会就汇率问题开打（法律）战，同时让律师通过诉讼解决其它所有事情。
• She said no more energy and money to litigate.
  她说再也没有精力和钱去打官司了。
• They will mediate rather than litigate.
  他们会进行调解，而不是诉诸法律。这是以前从未有过的。