单词 | flagrant |
释义 | flagrant (fleɪgrənt ) adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] You can use flagrant to describe an action, situation, or someone's behaviour that you find extremely bad or shocking in a very obvious way. [disapproval] The judge called the decision 'a flagrant violation of international law'. His failure to turn his attention to flagrant wastes of public money is inexcusable. Synonyms: outrageous, open, blatant, barefaced flagrantly adverb [usually ADVERB with verb, oft ADVERB adjective] It is a situation where basic human rights are being flagrantly abused. Collocations: flagrant violation But her publicist branded the earlier leak a 'flagrant violation of privacy' and promised to sue anyone who published 'stolen photos'. The Sun The -organisers have described the ban as a 'flagrant violation of the constitution and the law'. Times, Sunday Times The deliberate targeting of civilians during armed conflict was described as a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The suits allege they work and live in crowded, unsanitary factories and shanty-like housing compounds that are in flagrant violation of federal law. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Flagrant violations of human rights by state agents have been identified but prosecutions have been rare. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 明目张胆的 Japanese: 目に余る |
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