violating
present participle ofviolate
单词 | violating |
释义 | violating present participle ofviolate violate verb[T] uk/ˈvaɪ.ə.leɪt/us/ˈvaɪ.ə.leɪt/tobreakoractagainst something,especiallyalaw,agreement,principle, or something that should betreatedwithrespect: They werechargedwith violatingfederallaw. Itseemsthat thetroopsdeliberatelyviolated theceasefireagreement. Thedoctorhas beenaccusedof violatingprofessionalethics. to go,especiallyforcefully, into aplaceorsituationwhich should betreatedwithrespectand in which you are notwantedor notexpectedto be: Thefishermenclaimedthatshipsfrom anothercountryhad violatedtheirterritorialwaters. Questions of thiskindviolate myprivacyand I am notwillingtoanswerthem. formal torapesomeone: She said that she had beentreatedsoroughlyby thehospitalstaffthat shefeltviolated.
Obeying & breaking the law
Examplesofviolatingviolating In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. When we deferentially compliment someone, we speak in strict accordance with the rules, whereas our verbal insults gain emphasis whenviolatingthe rules of dialogue. From theCambridge English Corpus Other things equal, he should avoidviolatingthe right that protects the more important interest. From theCambridge English Corpus Indeed, miners were more likely to face prosecution forviolatingsafety laws than were operators. From theCambridge English Corpus Since o has no structure whatsoever, it is never in danger ofviolatingeither kind of markedness constraint. From theCambridge English Corpus Yielding to social influence was tantamount toviolatingbehavioral norms of independence and empathy. From theCambridge English Corpus Coronal place and vowel backness 343 contrasts on anterior coronals involvesviolatingthe preference for producing this type of coronal with a front tongue body. From theCambridge English Corpus They have to learn the local legal constraints on physician action so that they can make judgments about conforming with orviolatingthe law. From theCambridge English Corpus Yet despiteviolatingliberal values in sometimes spectacular ways, each infraction found its rationale within liberal theory. From theCambridge English Corpus It also decreases when the cost ofviolatingthe party discipline is low. From theCambridge English Corpus Versions that some courts have found acceptable, even exemplary, have been dismissed by other courts asviolatingthe constitutional rights of the accused. From theCambridge English Corpus According to this argument, chiefs who accepted bribes were guilty ofviolatingcustom. From theCambridge English Corpus Firstly, the firmviolatingthe standards is riskneutral in being caught and the two unit periods of monitoring occur at identical intervals. From theCambridge English Corpus If evidence for eviolatingt is found, then exception is raised. From theCambridge English Corpus The learning target is to achieve 100 seconds of walking withoutviolatingthe failure conditions in both the sagittal and frontal planes. From theCambridge English Corpus Violatingthese very basic standards is doing something, even if it is not action. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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