allege 是一个英文动词,中文意思是“指控”或“声称”。它通常用于正式或法律语境中,表示某人对另一方提出具体的指控或主张。
例如:
The police allege that the suspect was at the crime scene.
警方指控嫌疑人案发现场。
allege 后面通常接名词或从句,表示所指控的内容。
例句:
He alleged that the company had violated labor laws.
他声称公司违反了劳动法。
虽然 allege 和 accuse 都有“指控”的意思,但它们在使用上有一些差别:
例如:
The witness alleged that he saw the suspect running away.
证人称他看到嫌疑人逃跑。
The court accused him of theft.
法院指控他盗窃。
同义词: claim, charge, state, assert
反义词: deny, refute, disclaim