◆警方控告他偷盗。
误：The police accused him for theft [stealing].
正：The police accused him of theft [stealing].
析：表示控告、指控、指责某人做某事，通常要用 accused sb of (doing) sth 这样的结构，注意不要将其中的介词 of 改为for，又如：He was accused of breaking the law.( 他被指 控违法)。
◆他被指控为同犯。
误：He was accused for an accomplice.
正：He was accused as an accomplice.
析：表示指控某人是...，英语用 accuse sb as...。
◆被告获判无罪。
误：The accuser was acquitted.
正：The accused was [were] acquitted.
析：accuser 指“控告者”，即“原告”；accused 指“被告”。the accused 可指一个或一些被告，因此用作主语时，其谓语 根据情况可用单数或复数。
