| 英语单词 | perpetrate |
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| 英美音标 | 英 ['pɜːpətreɪt] 美 ['pɜːrpətreɪt] |
| 中文释义 | vt.做(坏事);犯(罪) |
| 英语例句 | (1) At other times, one may not be able to perpetrate a physical attack without facing certain discovery and prosecution. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 再说,犯下这种身体攻击的行为一般都会被发现和面临起诉。 |
| vocabulary简明 | It's possible to perpetrate a good deed, but not likely. That's because perpetrate means to commit or be responsible for something — usually something mischievous or bad. |
| vocabulary扩展 | If you manage to slip a whoopee cushion under your teacher's rear without her seeing it, then you've perpetrated a classic prank. But if you use your wily ways to break into the bank's safe, then you've just turned yourself into "a felony-class perpetrator." So do yourself a favor and stick to perpetrating lesser crimes. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [VERB 动词]犯(罪);做(错事);干(坏事) If someone perpetrates a crime or any other immoral or harmful act, they do it. [V n] [ [FORMAL 正式]
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