| 单词 | perpetuate |
| 释义 | perpetuate verbadverb | verb + perpetuate adverb➤just, merely, only, simply只不过使⋯持续；只是使⋯永久◆giving these events a lot of media coverage merely perpetuates the problem.媒体大量报道这些事件只会使问题持续下去。➤thereby从而持续verb + perpetuate➤help (to)有助于使⋯持续▸➤serve to, tend to起使⋯永久存在的作用；往往会使⋯持续下去◆schools tend to perpetuate the myth that boys are better at science than girls.学校往往会长期存在男生理科比女生强这一错误观念。➤seek to寻求延续perpetuate /pəpetʃueɪt; name pərpetʃueɪt/ [transitive] (formal) to make sth such as a bad situation or a belief continue for a long time使（恶劣局面或信念等）持久化（或持续）◆this new law just serves to perpetuate inequality.这项新法律只会持续造成不平等。◆this system perpetuated itself for several centuries.这一制度维持了几个世纪。◆comics and books for children tend to perpetuate the myth that 'boys don't cry'.儿童连环画和图书往往在延续着“男儿有泪不轻弹”的固有观念。ⓘ typical collocates of perpetuate are inequality, myth, stereotype and system. * perpetuate 的常见搭配词有 inequality、myth、stereotype 和 system。perpetuate/pəˈpetʃueɪt ||; pɚˈpɛtʃυˌet/verb [t] (formal 正式) to cause sth to continue for a long time 使持久；使保持；使长存: ◇to perpetuate an argument 使争执继续下去 perpetuatesee ⇨ continue 4 per·pet·u·ate /pə`pɛtʃˏet; pəˈpetʃueɪt/v [t]formal to make something continue 【正式】 使继续; 使长存:◇an education system that perpetuates divisions in society 使社会继续分化的教育制度 |
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