Violate Violation ˈvaɪəleɪt Violator Violating Syn ˌvaɪəˈleɪʃn Verb
The word "violate" means to break or fail to comply with a law, agreement, or promise. It can also mean to disturb someone's privacy or peace, or to treat a sacred place with disrespect.
[VERB 动词]违反,违背,违犯(协议、法律或承诺) If someone violates an agreement, law, or promise, they break it.
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[FORMAL 正式]
They went to prison because they violated the law...
他们触犯了法律,因此坐了牢。
They violated the ceasefire agreement.
他们违反了停火协议。
violation
To deprive the boy of his education is a violation of state law...
剥夺这个男孩受教育的权利是一种违反国家法律的行为。
He was in violation of his contract.
他违反了自己所签订的合同。
violator
...a government which is a known violator of human rights.
一个众所周知的践踏人权的政府
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[VERB 动词]侵犯(隐私);搅扰;打搅 If you violate someone's privacy or peace, you disturb it.
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[FORMAL 正式]
These men were violating her family's privacy.
这些人侵犯了她的家庭隐私。
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[VERB 动词]污损;亵渎 If someone violates a special place, for example a grave, they damage it or treat it with disrespect.
[V n]
Detectives are still searching for those who violated the graveyard.
侦探们仍在搜捕那些亵渎了墓园的家伙。
violation
The violation of the graves is not the first such incident.
像这种破坏墓地的行为不是第一次出现了。
Oxford
vio·lateAWL/ˈvaɪəleɪt; NAmEˈvaɪəleɪt/verb1violatesth ( formal) to go against or refuse to obey a law, an agreement, etc. 违反,违犯,违背(法律、协议等)SYN
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◆to violate international law违反国际法2violatesth ( formal) to disturb or not respect sb's peace, privacy,etc. 侵犯(隐私等);使人不得安宁;搅扰◆She accused the press photographers of violating her privacy.她指责新闻摄影记者侵犯了她的隐私。3violatesth to damage or destroy a holy or special place 亵渎,污损(神圣之地)SYN
desecrate
◆to violate a grave亵渎坟墓4violatesb ( literaryorold-fashioned) to force sb to have sex 强奸;奸污SYN
rape
▶vio·la·tionAWLviolationviolations/ˌvaɪəˈleɪʃn; NAmEˌvaɪəˈleɪʃn/noun[uncountable , countable ]◆They were in open violation of the treaty.他们公然违反条约。◆gross violations of human rights对人权的粗暴践踏vio·la·torviolatorviolators/ˈvaɪəleɪtə(r); NAmEˈvaɪəleɪtər/nounviolateviolatesviolatedviolatingvio·late/ˈvaɪəleɪt; NAmEˈvaɪəleɪt/vio·la·tion/ˌvaɪəˈleɪʃn; NAmEˌvaɪəˈleɪʃn/vio·la·tor/ˈvaɪəleɪtə(r); NAmEˈvaɪəleɪtər/
1to disobey or do something against an official agreement, law, principle etc: Thirty-four protesters were arrested for violating criminal law. regimes that violate human rights► see thesaurus at
disobey
2to do something that makes someone feel that they have been attacked or have suffered a great loss of respect: Victims of burglaries often feel personally violated. The media regularly violates people’s privacy.3formal to break open a grave, or force your way into a holy place without showing any respect: Vandals had violated the graveyard.4literary to force a woman to have sexSYN rape—violator noun [countable]
WDF
violate
[ˈvaɪəleɪt]violated, violating, violates
CET4CET6TEM4考研GREIELTS
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VERB4078
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violated[4153] violates[825] violating[2244]
违反(78%),侵犯(15%),亵渎(4%),强奸(2%),扰乱(1%)
vt.违反;侵犯,妨碍;亵渎
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