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perpetuate vt.使永存,使不朽 Be careful not to confuse perpetuate with perpetrate. Although they differ in spelling by only one letter, they differ greatly in meaning. If you perpetuate something, you help it last. Perpetrate, on the other hand, means to commit a criminal act. Needless to say, you wouldn't want to perpetuate the acts of perpetrators! ★☆☆☆☆ 2009.1

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[pə'petjueit] Some things should last forever and others should not be perpetuated at all. Things that should NOT be perpetuated? Ugly rumors, arms races, and your Aunt Martha's annual fruit cake. "That's a lie that we have perpetuated, and it fosters commonness. Knowing what you're good at and doing even more of it creates excellence." 1[VERB 动词]使（尤指不好的情况、制度、信仰等）继续，延长 If someone or something perpetuates a situation, system, or belief, especially a bad one, they cause it to continue.   [V n]  [V-ed]We must not perpetuate the religious divisions of the past...我们绝对不能让过去的宗教分裂继续下去。This image is a myth perpetuated by the media.这种形象是媒体宣传造成的错觉。perpetuationThe perpetuation of nuclear deployments is morally unacceptable.继续部署核武器在道义上让人无法接受。

英语单词	perpetuate
英美音标	[pə'petjueit]
中文释义	vt.使永存,使不朽
vocab简明	Some things should last forever and others should not be perpetuated at all. Things that should NOT be perpetuated? Ugly rumors, arms races, and your Aunt Martha's annual fruit cake.
vocab扩展	Be careful not to confuse perpetuate with perpetrate. Although they differ in spelling by only one letter, they differ greatly in meaning. If you perpetuate something, you help it last. Perpetrate, on the other hand, means to commit a criminal act. Needless to say, you wouldn't want to perpetuate the acts of perpetrators!
真题原句	"That's a lie that we have *perpetuated*, and it fosters commonness. Knowing what you're good at and doing even more of it creates excellence."
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柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]使（尤指不好的情况、制度、信仰等）继续，延长 If someone or something perpetuates a situation, system, or belief, especially a bad one, they cause it to continue. [V n] [V-ed] We must not perpetuate the religious divisions of the past... 我们绝对不能让过去的宗教分裂继续下去。 This image is a myth perpetuated by the media. 这种形象是媒体宣传造成的错觉。 perpetuation The perpetuation of nuclear deployments is morally unacceptable. 继续部署核武器在道义上让人无法接受。
来源	2009.1

Perpetuate Perpetuated Things Perpetrate Differ Perpetuation Pə'Petjueit Vt.使永存,使不朽