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U.S. President Joe Biden recently signed a law forcing the sale of the app TikTok in the United States.
美国乔·拜登总统最近签署了一项法律,强制在美国销售TikTok应用程序。
Litigate
提出诉讼,对簿法庭。
The US government says the law targets concerns over national security.
美国政府表示,该法律针对的是对国家安全的担忧。
TikTok's Chinese owner, ByteDance has filed litigation to block the new law pointing to freedom of speech.
TikTok的中国所有者字节跳动已提起诉讼,以言论自由为由阻止新法律的实施。
TikTok will continue its operations in the U.S. while the case is being litigated.
在案件诉讼期间,TikTok将继续在美国开展业务。
To litigate is to settle a dispute in a court of law.
“litigate ”就是在法庭上解决纠纷。
TikTok is saying that it will seek to argue against the new law before a judge.
TikTok表示将法官面前对新法律提出异议。