accusation
noun [countable, uncountable]Word Family
- accuse verb
- accusation noun
- accusing adjective
- accusatory adjective
- accused noun
a statement saying that you think a person is guilty of doing something wrong or illegal; the fact of accusing somebody 控告；起诉；告发；谴责 I don't want to make an accusation until I have some proof. 我要有一些证据以后才提出控告。 There was a hint of accusation in her voice. 她的语气暗含谴责。 - accusation of something
accusations of corruption/cruelty/racism 对贪污腐化／残暴行为／种族主义的控告 - accusation against somebody
No one believed her wild accusations against her husband. 无人相信她对她丈夫的无端指责。 - accusation that…
He denied the accusation that he had ignored the problems. 他否认别人说他忽视这些问题的指控。
Extra ExamplesHe was forced to defend himself against accusations of plagiarism. 他被迫对自己涉嫌抄袭的指控进行辩护。 New evidence has emerged which supports the accusation against her. 支持对她的指控的新证据已出现。 She made a lot of thinly veiled accusations. 她多次提出指责，几乎不加什么掩饰。 She rejected all the accusations brought against her. 她否认所有对自己的指控。 Their father now faces an accusation of murder. 他们的父亲正面临谋杀罪的指控。 There seem to be a lot of wild accusations flying around. 胡乱的指责似乎满天飞。 They have the nerve to level these accusations against one of our most respected members. 他们竟敢将这些指责指向我们最受尊敬的一名成员。 They sank into mutual accusation and incrimination. 他们落到了相互指责和归罪的地步。 You made a public accusation of misconduct against Nigel. 你公开指责了奈杰尔失职。 an accusation frequently levelled at junior doctors 经常针对实习医生的指责 They fled the country amid accusations of fraud. 他们在被指控欺诈的情况下逃离了这个国家。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- serious
- baseless
- false
- …
- hurl
- level at/against
- make
- …
- fly
- fly around
- amid accusations
- accusation against
- accusation of
- …
- bring an accusation against somebody
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, from Latin accusatio(n-), from accusare ‘call to account’, from ad- ‘towards’ + causa ‘reason, motive, lawsuit’.