allege
[ə'ledʒ] formal
verb transitive
ADVANCED
■to state that someone has done something illegal or wrong without giving proof （未经证实地）指责，宣称，指控•[+ (that)] The two men allege (that) the police forced them to make false confessions.这两名男子声称警方逼迫他们作假口供。 •[+ to infinitive] Mr Smythe is alleged to have been at the centre of an international drugs ring.据称斯迈思先生一直是某国际贩毒集团的核心人物。 •[+ that] It was alleged that Johnson had struck Mr Rahim on the head.据称约翰逊打了拉希姆先生的头。 |