perpetuate
US /pɚˈpetʃ.u.eɪt/
UK /pəˈpetʃ.u.eɪt/
动词
延续, 使永存
to make something continue indefinitely
示例:
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The government's policies seem to perpetuate poverty.
政府的政策似乎在延续贫困。
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He tried to perpetuate the myth that he was a self-made man.
他试图延续他是一个白手起家的人的神话。