新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

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。