lawsuit

/ˈlɔˌs(j)ut/

Meanings

noun

诉讼，官司

In civil law, a case where two or more people disagree and one or more of the parties take the case to a court for resolution.

Examples :

"The lawyer advised his client against filing a lawsuit as it would take a lot of time and money to resolve."

律师劝他的客户不要提起诉讼，因为打官司会耗费大量的时间和金钱才能解决。

Related Words

resolve noun

/ɹiːˈzɒlv/ /ɹɪˈzɑlv/ /ɹiˈsɒlv/ /ɹiˈsɑlv/

决心，意志。

"It took all my resolve to go through with the surgery."

我下了极大的决心才最终做了这个手术。

where noun

/wɛə(ɹ)/ /wɛəɹ/

地方，场所

"A good article will cover the who, the what, the when, the where, the why and the how."

一篇好的文章会涵盖人物（谁）、事件（什么）、时间（何时）、地点（何地）、原因（为何）和方式（如何）。

lawyer noun

/ˈlɔɪ.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈlɔ.jɚ/

律师，讼师.

"The lawyer advised the family on their inheritance rights. "

律师就这个家庭的继承权问题向他们提供了建议。

resolution noun

/ˌɹɛzəˈluːʃ(ə)n/ /ˌɹɛzəˈl(j)uʃ(ə)n/

决心，决意。

"Despite the difficult situation, her resolution to finish the project was unwavering. "

尽管情况困难，她完成这个项目的决心坚定不移。

against preposition

/əˈɡeɪnst/ /əˈɡɛ(ɪ)nst/ /əˈɡɛnst/

反对，逆着。

"It is hard work to swim against the current."

逆流游泳是很费力的。

people noun

/ˈpiːpəl/ /ˈpipl̩/

人们，人群，百姓

"There were so many people at the restaurant last night."

昨晚餐馆里人特别多。

advised verb

/ədˈvaɪzd/

建议，劝告。

"The dentist advised me to brush three times a day."

牙医建议我每天刷三次牙。

disagree verb

/dɪsəˈɡɹiː/ /dɪsəˈɡɹi/

不同意，反对

"Bob says cats are friendlier than dogs, but I disagree."

鲍勃说猫比狗更友好，但我不同意。

parties noun

/ˈpɑːtiz/ /ˈpɑɹtiz/

当事人，一方。

"The contract requires that the party of the first part pay the fee."

合同规定甲方应当支付这笔费用。

civil adjective

/ˈsɪv.əl/

民事的， гражданский.

"She went into civil service because she wanted to help the people."

她进入了政府部门工作，因为她想为人民服务。

client noun

/ˈklʌɪənt/ /ˈklaɪ.ənt/

客户，顾客。

"The new software company has many clients who need help with their online stores. "

这家新软件公司有很多客户，他们的网店需要帮助。

filing verb

/faɪ.lɪŋ/

存档，备案

"She is filing her tax documents with the IRS today. "