| 词汇 | flouting |
| 释义 | flouting present participle offlout flout verb[ T ] uk /flaʊt/ us /flaʊt/ to intentionally not obey a rule, law, or custom: 公然藐视，无视，违背（规定、法律或习俗） Many motorcyclists flout the law by not wearing helmets.许多骑摩托车的人无视法律，不戴头盔。 flout conventionThe orchestra decided to flout convention, and wear their everyday clothes for the concert. flout traditionThe show flouted traditions of respect for authority. Obeying & breaking the law abide abide by something adhere adhere to something afoul bac buck comply contravene derogation disobey enforcer fall foul of somethingidiom go by the book guiltiness guilty infringement shalt venal violation Examples of floutingflouting In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. When asked to pay the same, they requested the authorities to desist from flouting traditions. It involves the flouting of expectations of conventional regularities in language but depends on an intimate familiarity with those conventions. In this example, (a) is not sufficiently informative (flouting the maxim of quantity) and therefore (b) is the better answer. Once members have formally adopted certain legal limitations on their behavior, how does this normative fact stop members from flouting the rules they have just assumed? This might be regarded as flouting the view that the law addresses autonomous agents capable of arranging their affairs so as to avoid the law's penalties. Much the worst flouting of covenants relates to those that govern cars and car parking. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He says that we are flouting fair play in order to let these councils have their office extended. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I myself am in no way a supporter of the driver who exceeds the speed limit, flagrantly flouting the law. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are not flouting the law of the land. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is it not therefore hardly surprising that so many schools are flouting an unenforceable statute? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many of those commercial interests have in recent times attempted to dictate the pattern of change by flouting the law. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But it would he a great mistake to think that clubs will be flouting the regulations right, left and centre. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is a need for more prosecutions to be taken against companies flouting the law. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If he did so it would be merely flouting the law of the land. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This amendment relates to flouting of restraint orders. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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