Word · Frequency #7012
violated
违反；违背
violated is the past of violate.
To break or disregard (a rule or convention).
- 1.
To break or disregard (a rule or convention).
违反或无视(规则或惯例)。
- 2.
To rape.
强奸。
强奸；违反或无视(规则或惯例)。；强奸。；违犯；亵渎
In use
He violated the company's safety rules by not wearing a helmet.
If you violate the terms of the contract, you may have to pay a fine.
The mayor was accused of violating the city's ethics laws.
violate + [rule/law/agreement]
The company violated several safety regulations.
该公司违反了多项安全规定。
violate + [someone's rights/privacy]
The search violated the suspect's constitutional rights.
这次搜查侵犯了嫌疑人的宪法权利。
be violated
Connections
Collocations
- violate the law
- 违反法律
- Driving without a license violates the law.无证驾驶违反法律。
- violate the agreement
- 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。
- violate someone's rights
- 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。
- violate the sanctity
- 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。
- violate the rules
- 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。
- violate the ceasefire
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想记忆：'violent'（暴力的）去掉n得'violate'，暴力常违反规则。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，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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