1sign that sth is bad/wrong不好的跡象;錯誤的徵兆ADJECTIVE➤devastating, powerful令人震驚的/強烈的徵兆➤damning, scathing, searing, stinging, terrible (especially BrE) 強烈的指責;尖刻的指責;猛烈的譴責◇Her speech was a scathing indictment of the government's record on crime.她的演講尖銳地抨擊了政府在犯罪問題上的表現。➤blanket, sweeping (both especially NAmE) 全面譴責◇This is a rather too sweeping indictment of the field of evolutionary psychology.對進化心理學的這一批評過於以偏概全了。➤sad (especially BrE) 令人悲哀的敗象indictment
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2 (law法律, especially NAmE) accusing sb of a crime控告ADJECTIVE | VERB + INDICTMENT | INDICTMENT + VERB | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤criminal, felony (NAmE) 刑事/重罪起訴➤federal, grand jury (both NAmE) 聯邦/大陪審團起訴▸➤fresh (BrE) 新的指控VERB + INDICTMENT➤bring, file, issue提起指控◇A New York jury brought criminal indictments against the founder of the organization.紐約的一個陪審團對該組織創始人提起了多項刑事訴訟。➤hand down, hand out, return (all NAmE) 公佈起訴;呈交起訴◇War crimes indictments were handed down by a UN-backed court.戰爭罪起訴書是由聯合國支持的法院公佈的。➤announce宣佈指控◇The government announced a federal indictment against him.政府宣佈了對他的聯邦指控。➤face面臨指控◇He faces indictment for perjury.他面臨偽證罪指控。➤be charged in, be charged on (BrE) 被指控➤be convicted on, be tried on (both BrE) 根據起訴書被判罪/被審判➤dismiss駁回起訴◇The federal district court dismissed the indictment.聯邦地區法院駁回了起訴。➤plead guilty to, plead not guilty to (both BrE) 對所控罪行表示服罪/不服罪INDICTMENT + VERB➤accuse sb of sth, allege sth, charge (sb/sth with sth)起訴書指控某人⋯;起訴書稱⋯;起訴書指控(⋯犯有⋯罪)◇an indictment charging theft盜竊罪起訴書PREPOSITION➤in a/the indictment在起訴書中◇Two men were named in the indictment.起訴書中提及兩個人。➤on indictment (BrE) 依據控告◇a trial on indictment根據控告進行的審判➤indictment against起訴⋯◇They issued an indictment against them.他們起訴了他們。➤indictment for控以⋯◇She was convicted on an indictment for conspiracy.她被控合謀,罪名成立。