perpetrate

[US]/ˈpɜːpətreɪt/
[UK]/ˈpɜːrpətreɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. 犯(罪),作(恶),做(坏事)
Word Forms
过去分词perpetrated
过去式perpetrated
现在分词perpetrating
第三人称单数perpetrates

Phrases & Collocations

perpetrate a fraud

实施欺诈

perpetrate violence

实施暴力

perpetrate a robbery

实施抢劫

perpetrate a murder

实施谋杀

Example Sentences

perpetrate a crime; perpetrate a practical joke.

犯罪;耍恶作剧

a hoax perpetrated by the British government

英国政府设计的骗局

evil deeds perpetrated by wicked people

恶人做的坏事

a crime has been perpetrated against a sovereign state.

对一个主权国家犯下了罪行。

flimflams perpetrated against us by our elected officials.

我们选出的官员对我们耍弄的骗局。

perpetrate an act of terrorism

实施恐怖主义行为

Real-world Examples

Almost all mass shootings in the U.S. have been perpetrated by men, most of them white.

美国发生的所有大规模枪击案几乎都是男性制造的,而且大多数枪手是白人。

Source: NPR News April 2018 Collection

The people who have [perpetrated harassment] are just disgusting.

“那些(进行骚扰的)人真是令人恶心。

Source: Newsweek

We have a recording of the defendant perpetrating this crime.

我们有被告犯罪的录音。

Source: The Good Wife Season 6

Criminal behavior perpetrated by Bobby Axelrod.

博比·埃克斯罗德犯下的罪。

Source: Billions Season 1

We will expose the abuses our government has perpetrated.

我们会曝光政府的恶行。

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 3

He appears toknow every detail of every horror perpetrated in the century.

他似乎对近一世纪中发生的一切恐怖事件都深知底细。

Source: A Study in Scarlet by Sherlock Holmes

Hezbollah is the terrorist organization which planned and perpetrated the Beirut attack.

真主党是策划并实施贝鲁特袭击的恐怖组织。

Source: VOA Daily Standard November 2017 Collection

Any delay in arresting the assassin, I observed, might give him time to perpetrate some fresh atrocity.

如果还迟迟不去捉拿凶手,他就可能有机会又干出新的暴行来了。

Source: A Study in Scarlet by Sherlock Holmes

And how do we punish the people who perpetrate unthinkable acts of violence?

我们如何惩处那些犯下不可想象的暴行的人?

Source: The Washington Post

Bravery is standing up to bullies who perpetrate lies, here at home and abroad.

勇敢就是勇敢地面对在国内外散布谎言的恶霸。

Source: 2022 Celebrity High School Graduation Speech

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