accusation /ˌækju:ˈzeiʃən/ [u] & [c] 指责；指控；控告：to be under an accusation of被控告…，被指责…；to bring an accusation against 对…起诉，谴责；to deny/repudiate an accusation否认指控 Their father now faces an accusation of murder.他们的父亲正面临谋杀罪的指控。
accuse /əˈkju:z/ vt.指责；指控：accuse a person of theft 指控某人犯有盗窃罪 ［考句］The soldier was accused of running away when the enemy attacked.这个士兵因在敌人进攻时逃跑而受到控告。［考句］The shop assistant was dismissed as she was accused of cheating customers.该店员因被指控欺骗顾客而被解雇。
［辨析］accuse使用随便，既可以是官方正式用语，表示“指控”，也可以用于个人之间，表示“指责”，其用法是：accuse sb. of (doing)sth. charge=accuse formally，属于法律用语。charge “指控”某人违反普遍接受的规则等，用于引申义则是例外，其用法是：charge sb. with; be charged with…
