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violate + [rule/law/agreement]
The company violated several safety regulations.
该公司违反了多项安全规定。
违反；违背
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违反；违背
To break or disregard (a rule or convention).
The company violated several safety regulations.
该公司违反了多项安全规定。
违反或无视(规则或惯例)。
To break or disregard (a rule or convention).
强奸。
To rape.
violate
Base
原形
violates
3rd person
第三人称单数
violating
-ing
现在分词
violated
Past
过去式
violated
Past participle
过去分词
They violate the law.
他们违反了法律。
He violated the rules.
他违反了规则。
She is violating the agreement.
她正在违反协议。
He violated the company's safety rules by not wearing a helmet.
他因不戴头盔而违反了公司的安全规定。
If you violate the terms of the contract, you may have to pay a fine.
如果你违反合同条款，你可能需要支付罚款。
The mayor was accused of violating the city's ethics laws.
市长被指控违反该市的道德法规。
The company violated several safety regulations.
该公司违反了多项安全规定。
The search violated the suspect's constitutional rights.
这次搜查侵犯了嫌疑人的宪法权利。
The terms of the contract were violated by both parties.
合同条款被双方违反。
Not this
He violated.
Use this
He violated the rules.
violate 是及物动词，必须接宾语。中文学习者常因忽略及物性而遗漏宾语。
Not this
He violated against the law.
Use this
He violated the law.
英语中 violate 直接接宾语，不需要介词 against，这是受中文“违反”搭配影响而产生的错误。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
违反法律
Driving without a license violates the law.
无证驾驶违反法律。
违反协议
The company violated the agreement by not delivering on time.
该公司因未按时交货而违反了协议。
侵犯某人的权利
The police violated his rights by searching without a warrant.
警察在没有搜查令的情况下搜查，侵犯了他的权利。
亵渎神圣
Graffiti on the church walls violated its sanctity.
教堂墙壁上的涂鸦亵渎了其神圣性。
违反规则
He was penalized for violating the rules of the game.
他因违反比赛规则而受到处罚。
违反停火协议
Both sides accused each other of violating the ceasefire.
双方互相指责对方违反停火协议。
侵犯某人的隐私
He violated her privacy by reading her diary without permission.
他未经允许看她的日记，侵犯了她的隐私。
违反合同
The company violated the contract by failing to deliver on time.
该公司未能按时交货，违反了合同。
亵渎……的神圣性
The loud music violated the sanctity of the church.
嘈杂的音乐亵渎了教堂的神圣性。
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联想记忆：'violent'（暴力的）去掉n得'violate'，暴力常违反规则。
Register: mixed; typical settings: legal, religious, and interpersonal (sexual assault). note_zh: 该词语体随语境变化，法律和宗教场景中较正式，日常口语中较少使用，需根据具体搭配判断。
These words share the spelling suffix '-ate' but do not rhyme with 'violate' (stressed vowel /aɪ/ in 'vi-'); their stressed vowels differ (e.g., /eɪ/, /ɛ/, /iː/). Use them to compare spelling, not sound.
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