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　

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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

• The House of Representatives has the sole power to impeach the President and other officers, and the Senate the sole power to try impeachment.
  众议院是唯一有权弹劾总统和其他官员的，而参议院拥有审判弹劾案的独特权力。
• We must impeach the judge for taking bribes.
  我们一定要检举法官收受贿赂。
• If the House votes to impeach, managers are selected to present the case to the Senate.
  如果众议院通过弹劾成案，则选出「承办人员」将弹劾案送交参议院。
• Are you brave enough to impeach or disclose the units or individuals that contaminate environment?
  你有勇气检举、揭发污染环境的单位和个人吗？
• 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。
• Mr McCollum, the former Florida congressman who led the drive to impeach Bill Clinton, called the changes "reckless and irresponsible".
  曾经作为前弗州众议员并领导了对克林顿诉讼的mccollum称这一举动是“冒险且不负责任”的。
• The House can impeach a President, but the Senate must try him to see if he is guilty.
  众议院可以弹劾总统，但必须经过参议院审判总统以决定他是否有罪。
• The Distributor will not infringe or impeach the patents or trademarks under which the Products or parts are sold.
  经销商在经销产品和部件时，不会涉嫌专利或商标侵权。
• Begging people to impeach the tyrant-free, but all in vain and back.
  人们苦苦哀求暴君的劾免，但都徒劳而返。
• She will be in a state of mind to impeach the justice of the Republic.
  她正处在咒骂共和法律的一种心里状态之中。