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发音：[ˌkɑntrəˈvin]
例句：
- The word contravene means to violate or go against a law, rule, principle, or agreement. It is used to describe a situation where someone or something is acting in opposition to what is required or expected.
- The water company admitted to breaking environmental permit conditions by illegally discharging water, which contravened the law.
- They argue that the license violated the climate change targets set by the Senedd, as well as the Wellbeing of Future Generations Act 2015, which requires public institutions in Wales to consider the long-term effects of their decisions, thus contravening the law.
- The U.K. is alleging that the central bank’s actions have violated the principles of the EU single market and have contravened European law, as part of broader international efforts to regulate derivatives markets.
- The commission has accused seven clubs, including Barcelona, Real Madrid, Valencia, and the Basque clubs Osasuna and Athletic Bilbao, of contravening European regulations by receiving regional government loans, bank guarantees, or favorable taxation.
- Twitter filed a lawsuit claiming that Mr. Musk violated the agreement by seemingly abandoning efforts to complete his debt financing, thus contravening the agreement.
- Some taxi drivers claim that Uber’s technology is equivalent to a taximeter, which contravenes a 1998 British law that reserves the right to use a meter for licensed black taxis.
解释：
- Contravene这个单词做动词使用，其表示“to go against a law, rule, principle, or agreement”这一含义，即“违反/抵触/违背”，与violate/contradict/infringe/defy这些单词构成近义词。
- 具体使用场景如下：
- Although some hesitate to promote such a move that clearly goes against the spirit of the Paris Agreement, some of the countries most susceptible to climate change acknowledge the option openly, despite the potential consequences of contravening the agreement.（尽管有些人对推动这一明显违背《巴黎协定》精神的举动犹豫不决，但一些最容易受到气候变化影响的国家公开承认这一选择，虽然面临违反该协定的潜在后果。）
–Science - On the same day, the head of the EPA, Scott Pruitt, expressed his disbelief that carbon dioxide is a significant contributor to global warming, thus contradicting the prevailing scientific consensus, which may be considered contravening.（同一天，美国环保署署长斯科特·普鲁伊特表示，他不相信二氧化碳是全球变暖的重要因素，因此与普遍存在的科学共识相矛盾，这可能被认为是违反共识的。）
–Science - Yesterday, the European Commission warned the country that it could face funding suspension and potential sanctions for breaking the budget deficit targets and laws that contravene the European Union regulations.（昨天，欧盟委员会警告该国，它可能因违反预算赤字目标和违背欧盟法规的法律而面临资金暂停和潜在制裁。）
–News - Hundreds of people gathered closely in Olympia, disregarding state and federal health guidelines during the novel coronavirus pandemic, which could be seen as a violation of these guidelines and may contravene public health regulations.（在新型冠状病毒大流行期间，数百人紧密聚集在奥林匹亚，无视州和联邦的健康指南，这可能被视为违反这些指南，并可能违背公共卫生法规。）
–Sports - The ICO investigation found that Facebook did not comply with the law and failed to safeguard people’s information, as well as not informing its users about how their information was collected by others, which is considered to contravene the law.（ICO调查发现，Facebook不遵守法律，未能保护人们的信息，也没有告知其用户他们的信息是如何被他人收集的，这被认为是违法的。）
–Business
