perpetrate
verb [ T ] formal uk/ˈpɜː.pə.treɪt/ us/ˈpɝː.pə.treɪt/
犯(罪);施(暴);干(坏事)
to commit a crime or a violent or harmful act
In this country, half of all violent crime is perpetrated by people who have been drinking alcohol. 在这个国家,一半的暴行是酗酒者犯下的。
Federal soldiers have been accused of perpetrating atrocities against innocent people. 联邦士兵被控对无辜民众犯下暴行。