Word · Frequency #14369
perpetrating
犯（罪）；实施（罪行）
perpetrating is the present participle of perpetrate.
核心释义
to carry out or be responsible for a crime or harmful act; to commit
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犯(罪等)；实施(罪行等)。
To be guilty of, or responsible for a crime etc; to commit.
犯(罪等)；实施(罪行等)。；做(恶)；犯(罪)；胡说；恶劣地做；[法] 犯
用法In use
The police arrested the man who perpetrated the fraud.
用法提示：perpetrate 在此意为“实施（犯罪）”，用过去式 perpetrated 作谓语。
The gang perpetrated several robberies in the area last year.
用法提示：perpetrate 是及物动词，后接罪行名词，此处用过去式。
He was accused of perpetrating a violent attack on his neighbor.
用法提示：perpetrating 为现在分词，用于 be accused of 之后。
perpetrate sth
perpetrate 是及物动词，后接 crime、fraud、atrocity 等表示罪行或恶行的名词。
The robbers perpetrated the crime in broad daylight.
劫匪在光天化日之下犯下了这起罪行。
perpetrate sth against/on sb
用 against 或 on 引出受害对象；on 多用于欺诈类表述。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- perpetrate a crime
- 实施犯罪；犯下罪行
- The gang was caught trying to perpetrate a crime.这伙人在试图犯罪时被抓获。
- perpetrate fraud
- 实施诈骗；犯欺诈罪
- He used fake documents to perpetrate fraud.他利用伪造文件实施诈骗。
- perpetrate violence
- 实施暴力；犯下暴力行为
- The protest turned violent when a few people began to perpetrate violence.当少数人开始实施暴力时，抗议演变成了暴力事件。
- perpetrate an attack
- 发动（暴力）袭击；实施攻击
- The rebel group was accused of perpetrating an attack on the village.该反叛组织被指控对村庄发动袭击。
- perpetrate a hoax
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想 per（完全）+ pet（宠物）+ rate（评分）：给宠物评分不是罪，perpetrate 专指“犯下（罪行）”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：法律文书、新闻报道、正式写作 perpetrate 是比较正式的词，通常出现在法律、新闻或正式写作中，表示实施（犯罪或错误行为）；日常口语中较少使用，更常说 commit。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in '-trate' (concentrate, penetrate, arbitrate, illustrate) rhyme with perpetrate in their final /eɪt/ sound. Beware of lookalikes: perpetuate ends in /petʃueɪt/, and separate as an adjective is pronounced /ˈsepərət/ (though as a verb it is /ˈsepəreɪt/).
用法优先级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。
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