abuse

美 [əˈbjus]
英 [əˈbjuːs]
  • v.滥用;虐待;辱骂;伤害
  • n.滥用;虐待;辱骂;妄用
  • 网络谩骂;弊端;恶习
第三人称单数:abuses  现在分词:abusing  过去式:abused  
abuse
n.
1.
[u][sing]
滥用;妄用the use of sth in a way that is wrong or harmful
alcohol/drug/solvent abuse
酗酒;嗜毒;溶媒滥
The system of paying cash bonuses is open to abuse(= might be used in the wrong way) .
支付现金红利制度可能被人钻空子。
He was arrested on charges of corruption and abuse of power .
他因被控贪污腐化和滥用职权而遭逮捕。
What she did was an abuse of her position as manager.
她的所作所为是滥用经理职权。
2.
[u][pl]
虐待unfair, cruel or violent treatment of sb
child abuse
虐待儿童
sexual abuse
性虐待
reported abuses by the secret police
已举报的秘密警察虐待行为
She suffered years of physical abuse.
她遭受了多年的肉体摧残。
3.
[u]
辱骂;恶语rude and offensive remarks, usually made when sb is very angry
to scream/hurl/shout abuse
高声谩骂;破口大骂;大声辱骂
a stream/torrent of abuse
不断辱骂;劈头盖脸一通臭骂
v.
1.
~ sth
滥用to make bad use of sth, or to use so much of sth that it harms your health
to abuse alcohol/drugs
酗酒;嗜毒
He systematically abused his body with heroin and cocaine.
他因吸食海洛因和可卡因一步一步地把身体搞垮了。
2.
~ sth
滥用,妄用(权力、所知所闻)to use power or knowledge unfairly or wrongly
She abused her position as principal by giving jobs to her friends.
她滥用自己作为校长的职权,把工作安排给朋友们。
He felt they had abused his trust by talking about him to the press(= tricked him, although he had trusted them) .
他觉得他们向报界透露有关他的情况是辜负了他的信任。
3.
~ sb/sth
虐待;(尤指)性虐待;伤害to treat a person or an animal in a cruel or violent way, especially sexually
All the children had been physically and emotionally abused.
所有这些儿童的身心都受到了摧残。
He had abused his own daughter(= had sex with her) .
他曾奸污了自己的亲生女儿。
The boy had been sexually abused.
这个男孩曾遭受过性虐待。
4.
~ sb
辱骂;对…恶语相加;诋毁to make rude or offensive remarks to or about sb
The referee had been threatened and abused.
裁判遭到了恐吓和谩骂。

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