violate + rule/law/agreement
violate 是及物动词，后面直接跟被违反的规则、法律或协议，不加介词。
The company violated the agreement.
该公司违反了协议。
违反；违背
强奸；违反或无视(规则或惯例)。；强奸。；违犯；亵渎
违反或无视(规则或惯例)。
To break or disregard (a rule or convention).
强奸。
To rape.
一般现在时
They violate the law.
他们违反了法律。
一般过去时
He violated the rules.
他违反了规则。
现在进行时
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。
用法提示：violated 在此表示“违反”，是动词的过去式。
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。
用法提示：violate 是动词原形，表示“违反”。
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。
用法提示：violating 是动名词形式，在此表示“违反”。
violate 是及物动词，后面直接跟被违反的规则、法律或协议，不加介词。
The company violated the agreement.
该公司违反了协议。
被动语态中常用 be violated，强调规则、法律等被违反。
The safety rules were violated repeatedly.
安全规则被反复违反。
用 by doing 说明违反规则或法律的具体方式。
He violated the law by driving without a license.
他无证驾驶，违反了法律。
较正式，常用于法律或协议
强调侵犯他人权利，较正式
非常正式，常用于法律条文
强调不服从，适用于命令或指示
较文学化，指超越界限
grammar · medium
易错句子He violated against the traffic rules and was fined.
正确表达He violated the traffic rules and was fined.
violate 是及物动词，后面直接接违反的对象，不需要介词 against；受汉语“违反”后接宾语以及 against 表“反对”的搭配影响，学习者常多加介词。去掉 against 后句子才符合 violate 的及物用法。
grammar · medium
易错句子Smoking in the office is a violate of the company rules.
正确表达Smoking in the office is a violation of the company rules.
violate 只能作动词，不能作名词；冠词 a 后面需要名词，因此必须用名词形式 violation（“违反、违规行为”）。这里改变的是词性，句子意思不变。
grammar · medium
易错句子The company was fined for violate the environmental law.
正确表达The company was fined for violating the environmental law.
介词 for 后面必须接名词或动名词，不能接动词原形，所以要把 violate 变成 -ing 形式 violating；汉语“因违反……而被罚款”没有这种形式变化，学习者容易直接填原形。
breach 多用于法律、合同、协议等正式语境，强调未履行义务；violate 范围更广，也可指违反规则、惯例或侵犯隐私，语气更重。
infringe 常与 rights、copyright、law 搭配，强调侵犯他人权利或越界；violate 更泛，可指违反规则、协议、隐私等。
break 最口语、最通用，常搭配 rule、law、promise；violate 更正式，常暗示严重性或对规则的不尊重。
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。
root: viol, suffix: -ate
root: viol, suffix: -ent
root: viol, suffix: -ation
违反法律是violate的常见用法
侵犯权利是violate的核心含义之一
违反合同条款也是violate的典型对象
越界或侵犯边界与violate的语义相关
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.
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。