How do you use "press charges" in a sentence?

The victim decided to press charges against the attacker. She pressed charges after the assault. The company pressed charges for theft.

press charges

Collocation BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★★ Very Common Neutral

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意味: To formally accuse someone of a crime through the legal system

提起诉讼

presentar cargos

告訴する

고소하다

We say 'press charges' not 'push charges' or 'make charges'. The verb 'press' is the standard collocation for formally pursuing a criminal case against someone.

我们说'press charges'而不是'push charges'或'make charges'。动词'press'是正式提起刑事诉讼的标准搭配。

Decimos 'press charges' y no 'push charges' ni 'make charges'. El verbo 'press' es la colocación estándar para iniciar formalmente un proceso penal contra alguien.

「press charges」と言い、「push charges」や「make charges」とは言いません。動詞「press」は正式に刑事訴追を行う際の標準的な搭配語です。

'press charges'라고 하며 'push charges'나 'make charges'라고 하지 않습니다. 동사 'press'는 누군가에 대해 공식적으로 형사 사건을 추진하는 것을 나타내는 표준 연어입니다.

例文

The victim decided to press charges against the attacker.
受害者决定对攻击者提起诉讼。
La víctima decidió presentar cargos contra el agresor.
被害者は加害者に対して告訴することを決めました。
피해자는 가해자를 고소하기로 결정했습니다.
She pressed charges after the assault.
她在遭到袭击后提起了诉讼。
Presentó cargos tras la agresión.
彼女は暴行を受けた後、告訴しました。
그녀는 폭행을 당한 후 고소했습니다.
The company pressed charges for theft.
公司对盗窃行为提起了诉讼。
La empresa presentó cargos por robo.
会社は窃盗で告訴しました。
회사는 절도로 고소했습니다.

発音

使い方ガイド

場面: law, crime, police

トーン: serious

✓ 正しい言い方

Are you going to press charges?
你打算提起诉讼吗？
¿Vas a presentar cargos?
告訴するつもりですか？
고소할 건가요?
She pressed charges against him.
她对他提起了诉讼。
Presentó cargos contra él.
彼女は彼に対して告訴しました。
그녀는 그를 고소했습니다.

✗ 間違った言い方

Are you going to push charges? (use 'press' not 'push' for pursuing charges)
你打算push charges吗？（用'press'而不是'push'来提起诉讼）
¿Vas a push charges? (se usa 'press' y no 'push' para presentar cargos)
charges をpushするつもりですか？（告訴には'push'ではなく'press'を使います）
charges를 push할 건가요? (고소에는 'push'가 아니라 'press'를 사용합니다)
Are you going to make charges? (use 'press charges' not 'make charges')
你打算make charges吗？（用'press charges'而不是'make charges'）
¿Vas a make charges? (se usa 'press charges' y no 'make charges')
chargesをmakeするつもりですか？（'make charges'ではなく'press charges'を使います）
charges를 make할 건가요? ('make charges'가 아니라 'press charges'를 사용합니다)

起源と歴史

Natural English collocation — 'press' is the standard verb for formally pursuing criminal prosecution.

文化的背景

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

このトピックの他の表現

commit a crime ★★★★★ To carry out an illegal act break the law ★★★★★ To do something that is against the law serve a sentence ★★★★★ To spend time in prison as punishment for a crime face charges ★★★★★ To be formally accused of a crime and have to go to court plead guilty ★★★★★ To formally state in court that you are guilty of a crime plead not guilty ★★★★★ To formally state in court that you are not guilty of a c...