单词 | perpetuate |
释义 | perpetuate (pəʳpetʃueɪt ) Word forms: perpetuates , perpetuating , perpetuated verb If someone or something perpetuates a situation, system, or belief, especially a bad one, they cause it to continue. We must not perpetuate the religious divisions of the past. [VERB noun] This image is a myth perpetuated by the media. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: maintain, preserve, sustain, keep up perpetuation (pəʳpetʃueɪʃən ) singular noun The perpetuation of nuclear deployments is morally unacceptable. [+ of] Collocations: perpetuate a belief Helplessness in the face of disease and human disaster helped to perpetuate this belief in magic and the supernatural. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For years nutritionists have perpetuated the belief that we should breakfast like a king. Times, Sunday Times Pending that, he led a group of klaverns informally associated with each other to perpetuate the beliefs and activities of the parent organization. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 使继续 尤指不好的情形、体系或信仰 Japanese: 永続させる |
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