violate

verb

/ˈvaɪəleɪt/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they violate	/ˈvaɪəleɪt/ /ˈvaɪəleɪt/
he / she / it violates	/ˈvaɪəleɪts/ /ˈvaɪəleɪts/
past simple violated	/ˈvaɪəleɪtɪd/ /ˈvaɪəleɪtɪd/
past participle violated	/ˈvaɪəleɪtɪd/ /ˈvaɪəleɪtɪd/
-ing form violating	/ˈvaɪəleɪtɪŋ/ /ˈvaɪəleɪtɪŋ/

violate something (formal) to go against or refuse to obey a law, an agreement, etc.违反，违犯，违背（法律、协议等） synonym flout
- to violate international law违反国际法
- They have flagrantly violated the treaty.他们明目张胆地违反条约。
- The directive violates fundamental human rights.该指令违反基本人权。
Topics Discussion and agreementc1, Law and justicec1
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- blatantly
- flagrantly
- clearly
- …
violate something (formal) to upset or not respect somebody’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。
- The peace of the island community had been brutally violated.小岛居民的安宁遭到野蛮的搅扰。
- The peace of this island community has been repeatedly violated.小岛居民的安宁一再遭到搅扰。
- Their voices sounded shrill and incongruous, violating the silence.他们的声音听起来刺耳而不协调，打破了沉默。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- blatantly
- flagrantly
- clearly
- …
violate something to damage or destroy a holy or special place亵渎，污损（神圣之地） synonym desecrate
- to violate a grave亵渎坟墓
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- blatantly
- flagrantly
- clearly
- …
violate somebody (literary or old-fashioned) to force somebody to have sex强奸；奸污
- He had drugged her and then violated her.他给她下了药，然后侵犯了她。
synonym rape

词源late Middle English: from Latin violat- ‘treated violently’, from the verb violare.