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Perpetuate 英[Pəˈpetʃueɪt 美[Pərˈpetʃueɪt Vt.使永存;使不朽,使不灭;保持;Adj.长存的 Verb 使(尤指不好的情况、制度、信仰等)继续,延长 Situation System

单词 perpetuate
音标
英[pəˈpetʃueɪt] 美[pərˈpetʃueɪt]
解释
vt.使永存;使不朽,使不灭;保持;adj.长存的;
例句

VERB
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.
例: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。
例:This image is a myth perpetuated by the media.这种形象是媒体宣传造成的错觉。
变形
noun:perpetuation~third:perpetuates~done:perpetuated~ing:perpetuating~past:perpetuated~

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