impeach

英 [ɪmˈpiːtʃ]

美 [ɪmˈpiːtʃ]

v.  控告(显要公职人员)犯重大罪行; 弹劾; 怀疑

过去分词：impeached　现在分词：impeaching　过去式：impeached　第三人称单数：impeaches　

TOEFLGRETEM8法律

Collins.1 / BNC.26335 / COCA.13892

牛津词典

verb

• 控告（显要公职人员）犯重大罪行；弹劾
  to charge an important public figure with a serious crime
• 怀疑
  to raise doubts about sth
  1. to impeach sb's motives
     怀疑某人的动机

柯林斯词典

• VERB 控告;弹劾
  If a court or a group in authorityimpeachesa president or other senior official, it charges them with committing a crime which makes them unfit for office.
  1. ...an opposition move to impeach the President.
     弹劾总统的反对议案

英英释义

verb

• bring an accusation against
  1. The neighbors accused the man of spousal abuse
  Synonym:accuseincriminatecriminate
• charge (a public official) with an offense or misdemeanor committed while in office
  1. The President was impeached
• challenge the honesty or veracity of
  1. the lawyers tried to impeach the credibility of the witnesses

双语例句

• Any organization and individual has a right to impeach and accuse the illegal activities.
  任何组织和个人有权对政府采购中的违法行为进行检举和控告。
• Nor does a history of extramarital affairs, one conducted while he was trying to impeach Mr Clinton over the Monica Lewinsky affair, endear him to the average voter.
  莱温斯基的性丑闻东窗事发之时，纽特？？金里奇曾试图弹劾克林顿，即便如此，他也没能得到普通选民的支持。
• The House of Representatives has the sole power to impeach an officer of the United States government.
  唯有众议院有权弹劾美国政府的官员。
• The house of representatives then decided to impeach the president, charging him with "high crimes and misdemeanors" as required by the constitution.
  美国众议院接着决定根据宪法规定之严重罪刑与不当行为，弹劾詹森。
• Earlier this month opposition legislators failed in an attempt to impeach the chief executive over a scandal involving structures built at a home he owns without appropriate planning permission.
  本月早些时候，反对派立法会议员曾企图弹劾梁振英，理由是他在没有适当规划许可的情况下，擅自在自己拥有的住宅搭建建筑结构，由此引发丑闻。弹劾企图最终以失败告终。
• Impeach George W.Bush, and everything will be fine.
  弹劾小布什，所有的事情都会变好。
• Mr Clinton also survived the Republicans 'subsequent attempt to impeach him, while the Republicans lost seats in the House at the next election.
  克林顿还侥幸渡过了共和党随后对他的弹劾企图，与此同时共和党在接下来的众议院选举中丢失了席位。
• A group of Hong Kong legislators is also agitating to impeach Mr Tsang before he steps down in June over the same allegations, although it has almost no chance of succeeding.
  一批香港立法会议员还酝酿以上述指控为由，在曾荫权6月卸任之前将他弹劾，尽管此举几乎没有机会获得成功。
• Wahid threatened to proclaim a state of emergency if Congress decided to impeach him.
  瓦希德威胁说如果国会弹劾他，他就宣布紧急状态。
• By two-thirds majority, the board can impeach any executors and the chiefs of any departments under the board of executors.
  以三分之二多数票通过决议，得弹劾理事会任何成员以及理事会所属各部门的主管首长。