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。