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allege

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al∙lege / əˈlɛdʒ ; əˈledʒ /
◙verb [T often passive] [formal]
1. to say that something is true or that someone has done something wrong, although it has not been proved
• 〔在未证实的情况下〕断言，宣称，声称，指控:
 »it is alleged (that)
 »It was alleged that the policeman had accepted bribes.
  有人声称那位警察收受贿赂。
 »allege that
 »The prosecution alleged that the man had been responsible for an act of terrorism.
  控方指控那名男子发动了一次恐怖主义行动。
 »be alleged to be / do something
 »The water is alleged to be polluted with mercury.
  有人声称这片水域受汞污染。