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infringe

verb
🔊/ɪnˈfrɪndʒ/
🔊/ɪnˈfrɪndʒ/
 (formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they infringe
🔊/ɪnˈfrɪndʒ/
🔊/ɪnˈfrɪndʒ/
he / she / it infringes
🔊/ɪnˈfrɪndʒɪz/
🔊/ɪnˈfrɪndʒɪz/
past simple infringed
🔊/ɪnˈfrɪndʒd/
🔊/ɪnˈfrɪndʒd/
past participle infringed
🔊/ɪnˈfrɪndʒd/
🔊/ɪnˈfrɪndʒd/
-ing form infringing
🔊/ɪnˈfrɪndʒɪŋ/
🔊/ɪnˈfrɪndʒɪŋ/
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  1. [transitive] infringe something (of an action, a plan, etc.行动、计划等) to break a law or rule违背，触犯（法规）
    • The material can be copied without infringing copyright.这份材料可以复制，不会侵犯版权。🔊🔊
    • Two of the projects are deemed to infringe EU legislation.其中两个项目被视为违反欧盟法律。
    Topics Permission and obligationc2, Law and justicec2
  2. [transitive, intransitive] to limit somebody’s legal rights侵犯，侵害（合法权益）
    • infringe something They said that compulsory identity cards would infringe civil liberties.他们说强制办理身份证会侵犯公民的自由。🔊🔊
    • infringe on/upon something She refused to answer questions that infringed on her private affairs.她拒绝回答侵犯她隐私的问题。🔊🔊
    3. Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin infringere, from in- ‘into’ + frangere ‘to break’.