告状的英文：
bring a lawsuit against sb
complain

参考例句：

Naughty little children often tell on each other.
顽皮的孩子们常常互相告状。

Although he was displeased with Minetta and Roth, he did not think of complaining to croft
他尽管很生米尼塔和罗思的气，却并不想向克洛夫特告状。

bring是什么意思：
v. 带来；使…来到；引起，导致；促使；提出

Bring a glass of water for me.
给我拿一杯水来。

Cheek brings success.
厚着脸皮，无往不利。

On whose authority be the charge bring
根据谁给予的权利提出此指责

lawsuit是什么意思：
n. 诉讼

A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit.
吃亏的和解也比胜诉强。

She won the lawsuit and received millions of dollars in compensation.
她赢了这个官司,好像是几百万美元的赔偿费。

A lawsuit is a method by which persons resolve a dispute.
诉讼是人们解决纠纷的一种方式。

against是什么意思：
prep. 与...相反；对...不利；倚靠；以防；以...为背景；和...相比

It is against federal law to discriminate against blacks.
歧视黑人是违反联邦法律的。

She was drugged against the pain.
她服麻醉药止痛。

He informed against the drugpusher.
他告发了那个毒品贩。