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abuse

英  [əˈbjuːs]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词

  • abuses

    1. [U 不可数名词] 虐待

    Abuse of someone is cruel and violent treatment of them.

    近义词

    violation , mistreatment

    双语例句

    例：

    investigation of alleged child abuse.

    对涉嫌虐待儿童的调查。

    例：

    victims of sexual and physical abuse.

    性虐待和肉体摧残的受害者们。

    例：

    the systematic abuse of prisoners.

    有组织地对囚犯进行虐待。

    2. [U 不可数名词] 辱骂

    Abuse is extremely rude and insulting things that people say when they are angry.

    双语例句

    例：

    I was left shouting abuse as the car sped off.

    当车加速离去时，我在那里破口大骂。

    3. [C, U 有变体名词] 滥用

    Abuse of something is the use of it in a wrong way or for a bad purpose.

    近义词

    misuse

    双语例句

    例：

    What went on here was an abuse of power.

    这里发生的情况是职权的滥用。

    例：

    liver damage caused by disease, alcohol or drug abuse.

    由疾病、酒精或毒品滥用导致的肝脏损伤。

    VERB. 动词

  • abuses , abusing , abused

    1. [T 及物动词] 虐待

    If someone is abused, they are treated cruelly and violently.

    近义词

    mistreat , violate

    双语例句

    例：

    The report showed that up to one in four girls and one in seven boys are sexually abused.

    该报告表明多达四分之一的女孩和七分之一的男孩受到性虐待。

    例：

    Guards routinely abused prisoners.

    守卫经常虐待囚犯。

    例：

    those who work with abused children.

    那些从事帮助受虐待儿童工作的人。

    例：

    Janet had been abused by her father since she was eleven.

    詹妮特自从11岁起就被她的父亲虐待。

    例：

    parents who feel they cannot cope or might abuse their children.

    感到自己不能应付或可能虐待孩子的家长们。

    2. [T 及物动词] 侮辱

    You can say that someone is abused if extremely rude and insulting things are said to them.

    近义词

    insult

    双语例句

    例：

    He alleged that he was verbally abused by other soldiers.

    他声称他遭到其他士兵辱骂。

    3. [T 及物动词] 滥用

    If you abuse something, you use it in a wrong way or for a bad purpose.

    近义词

    exploit

    双语例句

    例：

    He showed how the rich and powerful can abuse their position.

    他揭露了有钱有势的人会如何滥用他们的地位。

    例：

    teachers and coaches who abuse the trust they are given.

    滥用信任的老师和教练。

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