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

• The House of Representatives shall choose their Speaker and other officers; and shall have the sole power of impeachment. If the House votes to impeach, managers are selected to present the case to the Senate.
  众议院应选举该除议长及其他官员，只有众议院具有提出弹劾案的权力。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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• I impeach him in the name of human nature it-self, which he has cruelly outraged, injured and oppressed, in both sexes, in every age, rank, situation, and condition of life.
  我以人性的名义控告他，他肆意践踏人性，不管男女老少、地位高低和境况好坏都遭他中伤与迫害。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。