abuse
verb transitive /əˈbjuːz/
BEHAVE BADLY 坏表现
ADVANCED
■to use or treat someone or something wrongly or badly, especially in a way that is to your own advantage （尤指为个人私利而）虐待，伤害，滥用，妄用•She is continually abusing her position/authority by getting other people to do things for her.她不断滥用职权／权力让别人替她做事。 •I never expected that he would abuse the trust I placed in him.我从未料到他会利用我对他的信任。 •Several of the children had been sexually/physically/emotionally abused.几个儿童受到了性虐待／肉体折磨／精神上的伤害。
verb transitive /əˈbjuːz/
SPEAK RUDELY 辱骂
■to speak to someone rudely or cruelly 辱骂，谩骂•The crowd started abusing him after he failed to save a goal.他没有守住球门，丢了一分，观众开始对他破口大骂。
noun]əˈbjuːs/
BAD BEHAVIOUR 坏行为
ADVANCED countable or uncountable
■when someone uses or treats someone or something wrongly or badly, especially in a way that is to their own advantage （尤指出于个人私利的）虐待，伤害，滥用，妄用•an abuse (= wrong use) of privilege/power/someone's kindness滥用特权／滥用权力／利用某人的善心 •sexual/physical/mental abuse (= bad treatment)性虐待／肉体折磨／精神上的伤害 •She claimed to have been a victim of child abuse (= the treatment of children in a bad, esp. sexual, way).她声称自己曾是虐待儿童罪行的受害者。 •Drug and alcohol abuse (= Using these substances in a bad way) contributed to his early death.嗜毒和酗酒导致了他的早逝。
noun]əˈbjuːs/
RUDE SPEECH 辱骂
uncountable
■rude and offensive words said to another person 辱骂，谩骂•He had apparently experienced a lot of verbal abuse from his co-workers.显然他经常遭到同事的辱骂。 •He hurled (a stream/torrent of) abuse at her (= He said a lot of rude and offensive things to her).他对她（劈头盖脸）破口大骂。 •'Idiot!' is a term of abuse (= an insulting expression).Idiot! 是一句稍带有侮辱性的话。 |