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infringe sth
infringe 作及物动词时直接接宾语，常指违反法律或侵犯权利。
The company infringed the copyright law.
该公司违反了版权法。
违反；违背；侵犯
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违反；违背；侵犯
To break or violate a law, treaty, right, etc.
The company infringed the copyright law.
该公司违反了版权法。
违反或违背条约、法律、权利等。
To break or violate a treaty, a law, a right, etc.
侵入或侵占某物。
To break in or encroach on something.
infringe
Base
原形
infringes
3rd person
第三人称单数
infringing
-ing
现在分词
infringed
Past
过去式
infringed
Past participle
过去分词
He infringes the company's rules.
他违反了公司的规定。
The new policy infringed on our rights.
新政策侵犯了我们的权利。
They have infringed the law several times.
他们多次触犯了法律。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
Using copyrighted music without permission can infringe on the artist's rights.
未经许可使用受版权保护的音乐可能会侵犯艺术家的权利。
The new building's design infringes on the neighboring property's airspace.
新建筑的设计侵犯了相邻房产的领空权。
The company was sued for infringing a patent held by a competitor.
该公司因侵犯竞争对手持有的专利而被起诉。
infringe 作及物动词时直接接宾语，常指违反法律或侵犯权利。
The company infringed the copyright law.
该公司违反了版权法。
infringe 表示“侵入、侵占”时，常与 on 或 upon 连用。
The new building infringes on our privacy.
新大楼侵犯了我们的隐私。
Not this
This is an infringe of copyright.
Use this
This is an infringement of copyright.
infringe 是动词，表示“侵犯”；表示“侵犯（权利、版权）的行为或事实”时，必须用名词 infringement。
Not this
His behavior infringes my personal space.
Use this
His behavior infringes on my personal space.
当 infringe 表示“侵入、侵占”而不是“违反法律或权利”时，是不及物动词，必须通过介词 on/upon 才能接宾语，不能直接跟宾语。
Not this
He infringed against the copyright law.
Use this
He infringed the copyright law.
infringe 表示“违反（法律、权利）”时是及物动词，直接接名词作宾语，不要受中文“违反”的影响而添加介词 against。
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违反法律
The company infringed the law by ignoring safety regulations.
该公司因无视安全法规而违法。
侵犯版权
Posting pirated movies online infringes copyright.
在网上发布盗版电影侵犯版权。
侵犯专利权
The court ruled that the new phone infringed an existing patent.
法院裁定这款新手机侵犯了一项现有专利。
侵犯某人的权利
Installing cameras in the locker room infringes on employees' rights.
在更衣室安装摄像头侵犯了员工的权利。
侵犯某人的隐私
Publishing her address would infringe upon her privacy.
公开她的地址会侵犯她的隐私。
侵犯商标权
Using their logo without permission infringes a trademark.
未经许可使用他们的标志侵犯商标权。
侵犯某人的权利
The new law could infringe on people's right to free expression.
新法律可能侵犯人们自由表达的权利。
侵入某人的地盘（插手他人事务）
He didn't want to infringe on his colleague's turf, so he asked before making changes.
他不想侵入同事的地盘，所以先征求了意见。
侵犯某人的隐私
Some companies infringe on their employees' privacy by monitoring their emails.
一些公司通过监控员工电子邮件来侵犯他们的隐私。
一支训练有素的民兵部队，是保障自由州安全所必需的，因此人民持有和携带武器的权利，不容侵犯。（美国宪法第二修正案）
The new privacy law must not infringe on citizens' basic rights.
新的隐私法律不得侵犯公民的基本权利。
Use infringe naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 infringe 拆成 in + fringe（边缘）：跨进别人权利的边缘地带，就是“侵犯、违反”。
语域：formal 常见场景：正式法律或合同文本、版权、专利等权利讨论 infringe 通常用于正式或法律语境，表示违反法律、条约或侵犯权利，口语中较少见；日常表达更常用 break 或 violate。
可及物或不及物；不及物时后接on/upon
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