prosecution
UK [ˌprɒs.ɪ'kju:.ʃən] US [ˌprɑ:.sɪ-] noun
LEGAL 法律
ADVANCED countable or uncountable
■when someone is prosecuted （被）起诉；（被）检举；诉讼•A number of the cases have resulted in successful prosecution.这些案件中有数宗是最后成功提起诉讼的。 •Doctors guilty of neglect are liable to prosecution.怠忽职守的医生很可能会被起诉。 the prosecution only singular [+ sing/pl verb]
ADVANCED
■the lawyers in a trial who try to prove that a person accused of committing a crime is guilty of that crime 控方律师，原告律师•His plea of guilty to manslaughter was not accepted by the prosecution.他关于过失杀人罪的抗辩没有被原告律师接受。 •The prosecution alleged that he lured the officer to his death by making an emergency call.原告律师宣称他拨打报警电话，将那个警官诱入死地。
UK [ˌprɒs.ɪ'kju:.ʃən] US [ˌprɑ:.sɪ-] noun
CONTINUE 继续
uncountable formal
■When a person or group continues to take part in a planned set of activities, especially a war 把…进行到底，继续参与（尤指战争） |