abuse的意思

abuse

英 /ə'bjuːz/ 美 /ə'bjus/

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  • 四级
  • 雅思

基本释义

  • v 虐待;滥用

    to treat someone in a cruel and violent way, often sexually

  • n 虐待;滥用

    cruel or violent treatment of someone

例句

  1. She was sexually abused as a child.

    她小时候遭到过性虐待。

  2. Williams abused his position as Mayor to give jobs to his friends.

    威廉斯滥用市长权力,给不少朋友安排了工作。

  3. several cases of child abuse

    数宗虐待儿童案

短语

  • drug abuse 药物滥用;毒品滥用
  • child abuse 虐待儿童,摧残儿童
  • substance abuse 物质滥用;滥用药物
  • sexual abuse 性虐待
  • abuse of power 滥用权力

近义词

n 滥用;虐待;辱骂;弊端;恶习,陋习
vt 滥用;虐待;辱骂

同根词

adj abusive 辱骂的;滥用的;虐待的
adv abusively 滥用地;辱骂地
n abused 滥用,恶习;受虐
v abused 滥用;虐待;辱骂(abuse的过去分词)