| 单词 | contravene |
| 释义 | contravene (once / 6581 pages) v To contravene means to go against or defy. You might contravene your parents' ban on sweets when your friend offers to share her candy because chocolate tastes too good to resist! If you contravene something in practice, you act in direct violation of a particular law or rule. Think about the times when someone has told you not to cross a line and you do anyway. You can also contravene in words though, which means you contradict or argue against a statement. Let's say you're debating gun control. If your opponent says that for the safety of all, it should be legal to carry a concealed weapon wherever you go, you might answer that the more concealed weapons there are, the more violence. You are contravening your opponent's argument. WORD FAMILYcontravene: contravened, contravenes, contravening, contravention+/contravention: contraventions USAGE EXAMPLESThat undermined Iraq’s central government and strengthened the Kurdish quest for greater independence, contravening the stated goals of the United States in Iraq. New York Times(Dec 13, 2016) And it helps Beijing reward friendly countries, and punish those who contravene its interests. Time(Dec 05, 2016) The prisoner swap, initially hailed by Mr Obama, was criticised by others, including Republicans, for contravening policy against negotiating with terrorists. BBC(Dec 03, 2016) 1v go against, as of rules and laws Syn|Hyper conflict, infringe, run afoul breach, break, go against, infract, offend, transgress, violate act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises 2v deny the truth of Syn|Hypo|Hyper contradict, negate deny declare untrue; contradict disclaimmake a disclaimer about repudiatereject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust disavowrefuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with differ, disagree, dissent, take issue be of different opinions |
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