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verb/ˈvaɪəleɪt/
/ˈvaɪəleɪt/
Verb Forms
| 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） - to violate international law
违反国际法
Extra ExamplesTopics Discussion and agreementc1, Law and justicec1- 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- blatantly
- flagrantly
- clearly
- …
- to violate international law
- 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。
Extra Examples- 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又不协调，打破了寂静。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- blatantly
- flagrantly
- clearly
- …
- She accused the press photographers of violating her privacy.
- violate something to damage or destroy a holy or special place
亵渎，污损（神圣之地） - to violate a grave
亵渎坟墓
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- blatantly
- flagrantly
- clearly
- …
- to violate a grave
- 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。
- He had drugged her and then violated her.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin violat- ‘treated violently’, from the verb violare.