perpetuate

英 [pəˈpetʃueɪt]

美 [pərˈpetʃueɪt]

v.  使永久化; 使持久化; 使持续

过去分词：perpetuated　现在分词：perpetuating　第三人称单数：perpetuates　过去式：perpetuated　

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牛津词典

verb

• 使永久化；使持久化；使持续
  to make sth such as a bad situation, a belief, etc. continue for a long time
  1. to perpetuate injustice
     持续造成不公正
  2. This system perpetuated itself for several centuries.
     这一制度维持了几个世纪。
  3. Comics tend to perpetuate the myth that ‘boys don't cry’.
     连环画往往在延续着“男儿有泪不轻弹”的神话。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使（尤指不好的情况、制度、信仰等）继续，延长
  If someone or somethingperpetuatesa situation, system, or belief, especially a bad one, they cause it to continue.
  1. We must not perpetuate the religious divisions of the past...
     我们绝对不能让过去的宗教分裂继续下去。
  2. This image is a myth perpetuated by the media.
     这种形象是媒体宣传造成的错觉。

英英释义

verb

• cause to continue or prevail
  1. perpetuate a myth

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