flout
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++flout /flaʊt/ verb [transitive] DISOBEYto deliberately disobey a law, rule etc, without trying to hide what you are doing 公然无视，违抗〔法律、规定等〕 Some companies flout the rules and employ children as young as seven. 有些公司无视规定，雇用年仅七岁的儿童。deliberately/openly flout something The union had openly flouted the law. 该工会公然无视法律。► see thesaurus at disobey→ See Verb table
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flout• It was because he openly flouted racist conventions of the time, which said he had to stay in his place.• Accusations have been made that bus drivers already flout speed limits on the estate.• Thousands of people are killed on our roads every year, yet a majority of us insist on flouting speed limits.• Many bar owners flout the laws on under-age drinking.• Short stay charges and places in premium car parks have risen and drivers caught flouting the rules face a hefty £30 fine.• He especially enjoyed this party because it was flouting tradition -- it was four years after its customary time.• Too many people regularly flout traffic laws.Origin flout (1500-1600) Probably from flout “to play the flute” ((14-16 centuries))flout verbChinese
disobey rule etc, to trying Corpus a deliberately law, without
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flout /flaʊt/
verb [transitive]
Some companies flout the rules and employ children as young as seven.
deliberately/openly flout something
The union had openly flouted the law.
▪ disobey to not obey a person, order, rule, or law: In the army, it is a crime to disobey a superior officer. | He had disobeyed the school rules.
▪break a law/rule to not obey a law or rule: Anyone who breaks the law must expect to be punished.
▪defy formal to deliberately refuse to obey a rule or law, or what someone in authority tells you to do: The police arrested the youth for defying a court order.
▪flout /flaʊt/ formal to deliberately disobey a rule or law in a very public way: Timber companies are continuing to flout environmental laws.
▪violate formal to disobey a law, or do something that is against an agreement or principle: Both countries have accused each other of violating the treaty. | Technically he had violated the law.
▪contravene formal to be against a law, rule, or agreement, or to do something that is against a law, rule, or agreement: The British government’s actions contravened the European Convention on Human Rights.
flout /flaʊt/
verb [transitive] Date: 1500-1600
Origin: Probably from flout 'to play the flute' (14-16 centuries)
to deliberately disobey a law, rule etc, without trying to hide what you are doing:Origin: Probably from flout 'to play the flute' (14-16 centuries)
deliberately/openly flout something
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