sue
/sjuː/verb
( sues, sued, suing)
1
- with obj. institute legal proceedings against (a person or institution), typically for redress控告, 对（人, 机构）提起诉讼（尤指为获取赔偿）：
she is to sue the baby's father
她要起诉婴儿的父亲
no obj. I sued for breach of contract.我为毁约而起诉。
2
- no obj. formal appeal formally to a person for something〈正式〉正式提出请求, 祈求：
the rebels were forced to sue for peace.
叛乱者被迫求和。
派生词
suer
noun词源
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French suer, based on Latin sequi 'follow'. Early senses were very similar to those of the verb follow.