新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

perpetrate

英  [ˈpɜːpɪtreɪt]
    

[VERB]

    VERB. 动词
  • perpetrates , perpetrating , perpetrated

    1[T 及物动词] 犯(罪) , 做(不道德或有害之事)

    If someone perpetrates a crime or any other immoral or harmful act, they do it.

    近义词

    commit

    双语例句

    例:

    A high proportion of crime in any country is perpetrated by young males in their teens and twenties.

    在任何国家,十几二十几岁的青年男子都在犯罪者中占了很大比例。

    例:

    Tremendous wrongs were being perpetrated on the poorest and least privileged human beings.

    对最贫困和最没有特权的人犯下滔天大罪。