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 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。
• During that meeting, the opposition party put forward a proposal to impeach the President.
  那次会议上，反对党提出了弹劾总统的议案。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• All units and individuals shall have the obligation to protect the environment and shall have the right to pollution and damage to the environment unit and individual impeach and charge.
  第六条一切单位和个别都有保卫环境的任务，并有权对混浊和毁坏环境的单位和个别进行揭发和控告。
• 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 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。
• 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？