Word · Frequency #14613
contravening
违反；抵触；触犯
contravening is the present participle of contravene.
go against, as of rules and laws
- 1.
To act contrary to an order; to fail to conform to a regulation or obligation.
违反命令；不符合规定或义务。
否认；反驳；否定；违反命令；不符合规定或义务。；违反；触犯；否认
In use
The company contravened the safety regulations and was fined.
Drivers who contravene parking rules may receive a ticket.
By dumping waste into the river, the factory contravened environmental law.
contravene + noun phrase
contravene 是正式用词，常指违反或抵触法律、规则、协议等。
The new law contravenes the existing agreement.
这项新法律与现有协议相抵触。
contravene something by doing something
by 后接动名词，表示违反的方式或行为。
The company contravened the safety rules by storing chemicals illegally.
该公司通过非法储存化学品违反了安全规定。
be contravened by + noun phrase
被动语态常见于正式或法律语境，强调规定本身被违反。
The regulations were contravened by several contractors.
这些规定被几家承包商违反了。
Verb forms
base contravene · third person contravenes · -ing contravening · past contravened · past participle contravened
正式用语，指违反法律或规则，也可表示反驳或否认。
Common mistakes
He contravened against the company's policy.He contravened the company's policy.
contravene 是及物动词，直接接宾语，不需要介词 against；汉语的“违反”也不说“违反于政策”。去掉 against 后搭配才正确。
It is a contravene of the rules.It is a contravention of the rules.
contravene 是动词，不能用作名词；表示“违反行为”时要用名词形式 contravention，并保留介词 of，这样句子结构才正确。
Connections
Collocations
- contravene the law
- 违反法律
- Any company that contravenes the law will face severe penalties.任何违反法律的公司都将面临严厉处罚。
- contravene regulations
- 违反规章
- The researchers contravened safety regulations during the experiment.研究人员在实验期间违反了安全规章。
- contravene a court order
- 违抗法院命令
- He was arrested for contravening a court order.他因违抗法院命令而被捕。
- contravene the provisions
- 违反条款
- This action contravenes the provisions of the treaty.这一行为违反了条约的条款。
- contravene company policy
- 违反公司政策
- The decision contravenes company policy.这一决定违反公司政策。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：contra（对着）+ vene（来）＝对着规则来，即“违反、抵触”。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：legal/regulatory、formal rules/agreements contravene 是较正式的动词，多用于法律、规章或正式协议等语境，表示“违反、抵触”；日常口语中很少使用，通常可用 break、violate 等更常用的词代替。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词的词尾都读 /iːn/，且重音在最后一个音节，与 contravene 同韵。注意 engine /ˈendʒɪn/、medicine /ˈmedɪsɪn/、imagine /ɪˈmædʒɪn/ 等词虽然拼写结尾相似，但读 /ɪn/，并不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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