(v. t.) To meet in the way of opposition; to come into
conflict with; to oppose; to contradict; to obstruct the operation of;
to defeat.
(v. t.) To violate; to nullify; to be inconsistent with; as,
to contravene a law.
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双语例句
She ought to play up to him, not to contravene him. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯.恋爱中的女人.
The two sisters worked on in silence, Ursula having always that strange brightness of an essential flame that is caught, meshed, contravened. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯.恋爱中的女人.
This thwarted her, and contravened her, for the moment. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯.恋爱中的女人.