区别辨析accuse与charge

accuse与charge这两个动词均有“指控、谴责”之意。

accuse ：普通用词，正式或非正式场合，私人或法律上均可用。被指控的情节可轻可重。常与of连用。

• When Mr. Basuki landed a jab at an opponent who had accused him of disrespecting Islam, the family let out a cheer.
  当对手指责钟万学（Basuki Purnama）不尊重伊斯兰教，遭他反唇相讥时，全家人发出了欢呼。
  ——《纽约时报》
• 总统今年已经不是第一次被人指责态度暧昧了。他不该逃避自己的责任。
  It's not the first time this year that the president has been accused of straddling an issue. He should not duck out of his responsibilities.

charge ：常与 accuse 换用，但 charge 多指较严重的错误或罪行，而且往往向法庭提出正式起诉。

• The four men together face 47 criminal charges, including conspiracy, computer fraud, economic espionage, theft of trade secrets and aggravated identity theft, the Justice Department said in a news release.
  司法部在新闻稿中说，四人一共面对47项刑事指控，包括共谋罪、计算机诈骗、经济间谍活动、窃取商业秘密和严重的身份盗用。
  ——《纽约时报》