prosecute
/ˈprɒsɪkjuːt/verb
with obj.
1
- institute legal proceedings against (a person or organization)对（某人, 机构）提起公诉,告发, 检控：
they were prosecuted for obstructing the highway.
他们因阻塞公路而被检控。
1.1
- institute legal proceedings in respect of (a claim or offence)（就权利或罪行）提请公诉：
the state's attorney's office seemed to decide that this was a case worth prosecuting
该州的检察院似乎认定这是个值得起诉的案件
no obj. the company didn't prosecute because of his age.考虑到他的年龄, 公司没有起诉。
1.2
- no obj.(of a barrister or other lawyer) conduct the case against the party being accused or sued in a lawsuit（律师等）代表原告指控：
Mr Antonis Georges, prosecuting, told the court they were specimen charges.
安东尼斯·乔治斯先生代表原告向法庭陈述这些是起诉的举例。
2
- continue with (a course of action) with a view to its completion彻底进行, 执行：
a serious threat to the government's ability to prosecute the war.
对政府推行战争能力的严重威胁。
2.1
- archaic carry on (a trade or pursuit)〈古〉继续从事（某职业）; 追求：
waiting for permission to prosecute my craft.
等候获准继续从事我的手艺。
派生词
prosecutable
adjective词源
late Middle English (in sense 2)： from Latin prosecut- 'pursued，accompanied'，from the verb prosequi,from pro- 'onward'+sequi 'follow'.