litigate
翻译
提起诉讼, 打官司
例句
They decided to litigate the case in court.
他们决定在法庭上对此案提起诉讼。
He threatened to litigate over the contract dispute.
他威胁要就合同纠纷提起诉讼。
语法模式
to litigate ((sth.)) 对（某事）提起诉讼 They decided to litigate the case in court.
to litigate over ((sth.)) 就（某事）提起诉讼 He threatened to litigate over the contract dispute.
近义词
同义词: sue, prosecute, take legal action
词源
源自拉丁语“litigare”（争论，争吵），由“lis”（诉讼）和“agere”（做，驱动）组成。
记忆技巧
想象“litigate”听起来像“let's get a gate”（让我们打开一扇门）——通往法院开始诉讼的大门。