violate
英['vaɪəleɪt]
美['vaɪəlet]
英英释意
- 1. fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns;
- "This sentence violates the rules of syntax"
- 2. act in disregard of laws and rules;
- "offend all laws of humanity"
- "violate the basic laws or human civilization"
- "break a law"
- 3. destroy;
- "Don't violate my garden"
- "violate my privacy"
- 4. violate the sacred character of a place or language;
- "desecrate a cemetary"
- "violate the sanctity of the church"
- "profane the name of God"
- 5. force (someone) to have sex against their will;
- "The woman was raped on her way home at night"
- 6. destroy and strip of its possession;
- "The soldiers raped the beautiful country"