perform an act, usually with a negative connotation;
\\\"perpetrate a crime\\\"
\\\"pull a bank robbery\\\"
造句
用作及物動詞(vt.)
Only an insane person could perpetrate such a horrible crime. 只有瘋子才犯這種令人發(fā)指的罪行。
At other times, one may not be able to perpetrate a physical attack without facing certain discovery and prosecution. 再說，犯下這種身體攻擊的行為一般都會被發(fā)現(xiàn)和面臨起訴。
常用短語
Outrageous violence perpetrated by human beings on human beings.
出自：R. D. Laing
The most horrific excesses have been perpetrated with sincere moral conviction.