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perpetrate
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- Conjugation :
past
perpetrated
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ing
perpetrating
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Derivatives :
n
perpetration
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n
perpetrator
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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- perpetrate
['pɝpə.tret]
['pəːpɪtreɪt]
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1.
vt.
犯罪；作恶
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2.
vt.
干坏事；欺骗
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3.
vi.
[Slang]
装模作样，假装
Collins English-English Dictionary
- perpetrate
['p3ːpɪ"treɪt]
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1.
vt.
[tr]
to perform or be responsible for (a deception, crime, etc)
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2.
vt.
[Etymology]
C16: from Latin perpetrare, from per- (thoroughly) + patrare to perform, perhaps from pater father, leader in the performance of sacred rites
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3.
n
[Usage]
perpetrate and perpetuate are sometimes confused: he must answer for the crimes he has perpetrated (not perpetuated); the book helped to perpetuate (not perpetrate) some of the myths surrounding his early life
Examples
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施行骗术
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perpetrate a fraud
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一群青面獠牙、十恶不赦的人
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a horde of fiendish monsters who perpetrate every conceivable crime and are unpardonably wicked
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坏事做绝
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perpetrate every kind of villainy
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为非作歹
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do evil; commit crimes; perpetrate outrages
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