| 词组 | accusation |
| 释义 | accusation /ˌækjəˈzeɪʃən, ˌækjʊˈzeɪʃən/ noun a statement saying that someone is guilty of a crime or of doing something wrongverbsmake an accusation A number of serious accusations have been made.bring an accusation against sb (=make an accusation, especially in a court) The accusation against him was brought by one of his employees.level an accusation against sb formal (=make an accusation – used especially when someone is criticized for what they have done) The accusation often levelled against bankers is that they get paid far too much money.face an accusation The mayor faces accusations of corruption.deny an accusation He denied accusations that he had cheated.reject/dismiss an accusation Smith rejects accusations that he was involved in the man’s disappearance.prove/support an accusation There were very few facts to support the accusation against him.adjectivesa serious accusation The accusations which the senator faces are extremely serious.a false accusation Teachers sometimes have false accusations made against them by students.an unfounded/groundless/baseless accusation (=untrue and made without good reason) The company insists that all the accusations are unfounded.an outrageous accusation This is an outrageous accusation and I deny it completely.a wild accusation (=one made without thought or without knowing all the facts) He dismissed their claims as wild accusations.bitter accusations There were bitter accusations from both sides of the dispute.repeated accusations Repeated accusations of neglect were made against the authorities.renewed accusations (=ones that start again) The government faced renewed accusations of corruption.further accusations There were further accusations of incompetence.prepositionsaccusations of sth Three police officers face accusations of brutality.an accusation against sb She rejects all of the accusations against her.an accusation by sb He denied accusations by other party members that he had lied.THESAURUS: accusation allegation a public statement accusing someone of doing something, which has not been proved: She denies all the allegations that have been made against her in the newspapers. | I don’t know who is making all these allegations, but I wish they would stop. | A judge is investigating serious allegations that the company lied to investors.Allegation has similar collocations to accusation. You make an allegation against someone. You also face or deny allegations. You talk about serious allegations, wild allegations, and unfounded allegations. charge an official statement by the police accusing someone of a crime and saying that they must go to court. Charge is also used about a statement which criticizes someone for doing something badly or wrongly: Criminal charges have been brought against the directors of the company. | The charges against him are very serious, and he could go to prison for a long time. | The government faces charges that it should have acted earlier to deal with the crisis.You bring a charge against someone. People can face charges or deny charges. You can also talk about serious charges. indictment an official written statement accusing someone of a crime so that they will be judged, especially under the American legal system: The District Attorney issued an indictment against him and three others. | Two government officials are under indictment for corruption. | He faces indictment for illegal share dealing. |
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