sue

訴える

被害を与えた相手に支払いや対応を命じるよう、裁判所に求める。

やさしい英語で： To ask a court to make someone pay money or act because they have harmed you.

• She plans to sue the company.
• He sued his landlord for damages.
• Can they sue us over the accident?

使い方： sue someone for something (They sued the builder for negligence.); sue for something (She decided to sue for compensation.); sue someone over something (He sued the company over an unpaid bill.)

類義語： take to court, bring a claim against

よく使う表現： sue someone, sue for damages, sue someone for something, sue for compensation

座礁させる

周囲の水が引いたとき、船を乾いた地面に取り残す。

やさしい英語で： To leave a ship on dry ground when the water around it goes away.

• The falling tide sued the ship.
• The vessel was sued on a sandbank.
• An unusually low tide had sued several boats.

類義語： strand

よく使う表現： sue a ship, sue a vessel