表達 控告、指控某人 (X) (做了) 某事 (Y)，可用 accuse X of (doing) Y，表達 某人 (X) 被控告、指控 (做了) 某事 (Y)，可用 X is accused of (doing) Y 或 X stands accused of (doing) Y ( 其中有 stand 的用法為正式用法 )，表達 就某事 (Y) 對某人 (X) 提出控告，可用 make an accusation of Y against X、bring an accusation of Y against X、level an accusation of Y against X、level an accusation of Y at X等；此外，表達 在沒有提出證據情況下，指稱、指控某人 (X) 做了某事 (Y)，可用 allege (that) X does Y，此處是透過 that 引導的名詞子句來表達 所指稱、指控的事，表達 某人 (X) 據稱、據指控做了某事 (Y)，則可用 X is alleged to have done Y 或 it is alleged (that) X does Y，表達 在沒有提出證據情況下，就某事 (Y) 對某人 (X) 做出指控，可用 make an allegation of Y against X 或 make an allegation of Y about X；還有，表達 指責、指控某人 (X) 該為某事負責，可用 point the finger at X 或 point a finger at X；另外，表達 正式控告、起訴某人 (X) 犯了某樣罪行 (Y)，需受法院審判，可用 charge X with Y、press charges against X for Y、bring charges against X for Y、file charges against X for Y、level charges against X for Y、lay charges against X for Y、prosecute X for Y、indict X for Y、issue an indictment against X for Y、file an indictment against X for Y、bring an indictment against X for Y 等，表達 正式控告、起訴某公職人員 (X) 或某政府官員 (X) 犯下某重大罪行 (Y)，即彈劾，可用 impeach X for Y，表達 根據某條法律 (Y)、某個法案 (Y) 等控告、起訴某人 (X)，可用 prosecute X under Y： A patient accused his family practitioner of medical negligence. (一名病患控告他的家醫科醫生醫療疏失。) Two psychiatrists stand accused of prescribing excessive doses of high potency anti-anxiety medications. (兩名精神科醫生被控所開立的強效抗焦慮藥的劑量過高。) A jewelry brand brought an accusation of plagiarism against its arch-rival. (一個珠寶品牌控告其主要勁敵抄襲。) He was alleged to have operated a human trafficking ring and smuggled thousands of illegal immigrants across the border. (他據稱經營了一個人口販賣集團並越界走私了成千上萬的非法移民。) He was prosecuted for 3 counts of attempted murder, arson and perjury. (他因三項殺人未遂罪、縱火罪和偽證罪被起訴。)
