動(dòng)詞 prosecute:

1. conduct a prosecution in a court of law
2. bring a criminal action against (in a trial)
3. carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
   同義詞：engage, pursue

1. A judgment against a plaintiff for failure to prosecute the case or to introduce sufficient evidence.
   訴訟駁回由于原告沒(méi)將案件起訴或缺乏確鑿證據(jù)而作出對(duì)原告不利的判決
2. He vowed that he would prosecute them for fraud.
   他鄭重宣布將起訴他們犯有欺詐罪。
3. Trespassers will be prosecuted.
   閑人免進(jìn)，違者必究。
4. He was prosecuted for exceeding the speed limit.
   他被告發(fā)超速行駛。

pros.e.cute

v.（動(dòng)詞）
pros.e.cut.ed,pros.e.cut.ing,pros.e.cutes
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
Law
【法律】
To initiate civil or criminal court action against.
對(duì)…提起公訴：對(duì)…提起民法或刑法訴訟行為
To seek to obtain or enforce by legal action.
依法進(jìn)行：通過(guò)法律行為尋求或加強(qiáng)

To pursue (an undertaking, for example) until completion; follow to the very end.
徹底地進(jìn)行：致力于（比如一項(xiàng)事業(yè)）直到完成；追隨直到最后
To chase or pursue (a vessel):
追捕：追趕或追隨（一艘輪船）：
例句：
.He held a dispatch saying that[they] had prosecuted and probably killed an Echo-class missile submarine. (Tom Clancy)
.‘他堅(jiān)持傳媒的說(shuō)法’，即[他們] 已追蹤而且極可能消滅了一艘回聲類導(dǎo)彈潛水艇. (湯姆·克蘭西)

To carry on, engage in, or practice.
經(jīng)營(yíng)，從事：實(shí)行，從事或?qū)嵺`
v.intr.Law （不及物動(dòng)詞）【法律】
To initiate and conduct legal proceedings.
起訴：提出和進(jìn)行法律訴訟
To act as prosecutor.
擔(dān)任檢察官

來(lái)源：
Middle English prosecuten
中古英語(yǔ) prosecuten
from Latin prôsequo prôsecôt-
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) prôsequo prôsecôt-
prô- [forward] * see pro-
prô- [向前] *參見(jiàn) pro-
sequo [to follow] * see sek w-
sequo [跟著] *參見(jiàn) sek w-

【引伸】
pros.ecut.able
adj.（形容詞）