abuse

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n. 滥用, 虐待, 恶习, 辱骂 vt. 滥用, 辱骂, 虐待

发音

UK /əˈbjuːs/
UK /əˈbjuːz/
US /əˈbjus/
US /əˈbjuz/
其它 /əˈbjʉs/
SCOT /əˈbjʉs/

词形变化

abuses 复数 abuses abus'd abused abusedst abuses 三单 abusest abuseth abusing abusing 现在分词 abused 过去式 abused 过去分词

教材释义与例句

名词

滥用；虐待；辱骂；弊端；恶习，陋习

cruel or violent treatment of someone

动词

滥用；虐待；辱骂

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

释义与例句

n. C1 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    Improper treatment or usage; application to a wrong or bad purpose; an unjust, corrupt or wrongful practice or custom.

    滥权

    滥用

    可数 不可数

    human rights abuses

    All abuse, whether physical, verbal, psychological or sexual, is bad.

  2. 2.

    Misuse; improper use; perversion.

    可数 不可数
  3. 3.

    A delusion; an imposture; misrepresentation; deception.

    可数 废旧 不可数
  4. 4.

    Coarse, insulting speech; abusive language; language that unjustly or angrily vilifies.

    辱骂

    咒骂

    可数 不可数

    children hurling abuse at each other

  5. 5.

    Catachresis.

    古体 可数 不可数
  6. 6.

    Physical maltreatment; injury; cruel treatment.

    虐待

    可数 不可数
  7. 7.

    Violation; defilement; rape; forcing of undesired sexual activity by one person on another, often on a repeated basis.

    可数 不可数
v. C1 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to use improperly; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert

    滥用

    及物

    He abused his authority.

  2. 2.

    To attack with coarse language; to insult; to revile; malign; to speak in an offensive manner to or about someone; to disparage.

    辱骂

    侮辱

    及物

    So we were angered by this and we could not tolerate this one because prophet Mohammed has been abused so many times in this country. Awolowo abused him sometimes ago saying that he was more successful and popular that Mohammed and Jesus.

  3. 3.

    To injure; to maltreat; to hurt; to treat with cruelty, especially repeatedly.

    虐待

    摧残

    及物
  4. 4.

    Misrepresent; adulterate.

    废旧 及物
  5. 5.

    To deceive; to trick; to impose on; misuse the confidence of.

    废旧 及物

    1651-2, Jeremy Taylor, "Sermon VI, The House of Feasting; or, The Epicures Measures", in The works of Jeremy Taylor, Volume 1, page 283 (1831), edited by Thomas Smart Hughes When Cyrus had espied Astyages and his fellows coming drunk from a banquet loaden with variety of follies and filthiness, their legs failing them, their eyes red and staring, cozened with a moist cloud and abused by a double object

  6. 6.

    Disuse.

    苏格兰 废旧 及物
  7. 7.

    To imbibe a drug for a purpose other than it was intended; to intentionally take more of a drug than was prescribed for recreational reasons; to take illegal drugs habitually.

    及物
  8. 8.

    To violate; defile; to rape; (reflexive) to masturbate.

    摧残

    古体 及物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 8

insult misuse contumely ill-treatment ill-usage maltreatment revilement vilification

上位词 9

use exercise employment disrespect usage utilization mistreatment utilisation discourtesy

下位词 10

cut habit cruelty persecution stinger vitriol billingsgate child abuse child neglect drug abuse
动词

同义词 10

step shout pervert misuse mistreat blackguard clapperclaw ill-treat ill-use maltreat

上位词 10

use eat attack round handle treat assault consume exhaust snipe

下位词 8

curse rail fracture slang revile kick around vilify vituperate

相关短语

abuse of distress [法] 滥用扣押物 abuse of discretion [法] 裁量权的滥用 abuse of process [法] 滥用诉讼程序 abuse of notation abuse excuse abuse excuses child sexual abuse material child sexual abuse materials child abuse [法] 虐待儿童 solvent abuse 吸食强力胶的习惯 ritual abuse satanic ritual abuse substance abuse [医]（精神性）药物滥用，（精神作用）物质滥用 racket abuse （网球犯规行为）摔球拍, 球拍使用有误 drug abuse 药物滥用，滥用药物

词源

From Middle English abusen, then from either Old French abus (“improper use”), or from Latin abūsus (“misused, using up”), perfect active participle of abūtor (“make improper use of, consume, abuse”), from ab (“away”) + ūtor (“to use”). Equivalent to ab- + use.

来源：wiktionary