| 单词 | perpetrate |
| 释义 | perpetrate (once / 942 pages) v It's possible to perpetrate a good deed, but not likely. That's because perpetrate means to commit or be responsible for something — usually something mischievous or bad. If you manage to slip a whoopee cushion under your teacher's rear without her seeing it, then you've perpetrated a classic prank. But if you use your wily ways to break into the bank's safe, then you've just turned yourself into "a felony-class perpetrator." So do yourself a favor and stick to perpetrating lesser crimes. WORD FAMILYperpetrate: perpetrated, perpetrates, perpetrating, perpetration, perpetrator+/perpetration: perpetrations/perpetrator: perpetrators USAGE EXAMPLESThey were “engaged in one of the largest and most brazen investment frauds perpetrated on the investing public,” said Brooklyn U.S. Washington Post(Dec 19, 2016) Trump, a Republican, said during the campaign that climate change was a hoax perpetrated by China to damage U.S. manufacturing. Reuters(Dec 14, 2016) Republican Trump said during his election campaign that climate change was a hoax perpetrated by China to damage U.S. manufacturing. Reuters(Dec 13, 2016) v perform an act, usually with a negative connotation perpetrate a crime Syn|Hypo|Hyper commit, pull make carry out or commit recommitcommit once again, as of a crime act, move perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) |
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