abuse 英 [əˈbju:s]   美 [əˈbjuz]

abuse

abuse  英 [əˈbju:s] 美 [əˈbjuz]

n. 滥用;虐待;辱骂  vt. 滥用;虐待;辱骂 

进行时:abusing  过去式:abused  过去分词:abused  第三人称单数:abuses  名词复数:abuses 

alcohol abuse, drug abuse, 酗酒;嗜毒
The system of paying cash bonuses is open to abuse . 支付现金红利制度可能被人钻空子。

  • If you abuse someone, it means you are hurting that person, mentally, emotionally, or physically. If someone else is harming you, you are yourself suffering from abuse.
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  • n. 滥用;虐待;辱骂
  • vt. 滥用;虐待;辱骂
  • 1. alcohol abuse, drug abuse,

    酗酒;嗜毒

  • 2. The system of paying cash bonuses is open to abuse .

    支付现金红利制度可能被人钻空子。

  • 3. What she did was an abuse of her position as manager.

    她的所作所为是滥用经理职权。

  • 4. child abuse

    虐待儿童

  • 5. reported abuses by the secret police

    已举报的秘密警察虐待行为

  • 6. She suffered years of physical abuse.

    她遭受了多年的肉体摧残。

  • 7. to scream abuse, to hurl abuse, to shout abuse

    高声谩骂;破口大骂;大声辱骂

  • 8. to abuse alcohol, to abuse drugs

    酗酒;嗜毒

  • 9. 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。

  • 10. All the children had been physically and emotionally abused.

    所有这些儿童的身心都受到了摧残。

  • 11. The referee had been threatened and abused.

    裁判遭到了恐吓和谩骂。

  • 12. a drug abuser

    嗜毒者

  • 13. a child abuser

    虐待儿童者

  • abuse (n.) mid-15c., "improper practice," from Old French abus (14c.), from Latin abusus "a using up" (see abuse (v.)). From 1570s as "violation, defilement" (surviving in self-abuse "masturbation," if at all). In reference to drugs by 1961. Modern use in reference to unwanted sexual activity is from late 20c. Earlier in Middle English was abusion "wicked act or practice, shameful thing, violation of decency" (early 14c.), "an insult" (mid-14c.), from Old French abusion, from Latin abusio.
  • abuse (v.) early 15c., "to misuse, misapply" (power, money, etc.), from Old French abuser "deceive, abuse, misuse" (14c.), from Vulgar Latin *abusare, from Latin abusus "an abusing; a using up," past participle of abuti "use up, consume," also "misuse, abuse, misapply, outrage," from ab "off, away from" (see ab-) + uti "use" (see use).
abuse noun , verb abuse abuses abused abusing noun / əˈbjuːs ; NAmE əˈbjuːs / 1 [uncountable ,  singular ] the use of sth in a way that is wrong or harmful 滥用;妄用 SYN misuse alcohol/drug/solvent abuse 酗酒;嗜毒;嗜吸胶毒 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。 abuseof sth 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 [uncountable ,  plural ] unfair, cruel or violent treatment of sb 虐待 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 [uncountable ] rude and offensive remarks, usually made when sb is very angry 辱骂;恶语 SYN insults 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 verb / əˈbjuːz ; NAmE əˈbjuːz / 1 abusesth to make bad use of sth, or to use so much of sth that it harms your health 滥用 to abuse alcohol/drugs 酗酒;嗜毒 He systematically abused his body with heroin and cocaine. 他因吸服海洛因和可卡因一步一步地把身体搞垮了。 2 abusesth to use power or knowledge unfairly or wrongly 滥用,妄用(权力、所知所闻) 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 abusesb/sth to treat a person or an animal in a cruel or violent way, especially sexually 虐待;性虐待;伤害 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 abusesb to make rude or offensive remarks to or about sb 辱骂;恶语伤人;诋毁 SYN insult The referee had been threatened and abused. 裁判遭到了恐吓和谩骂。 ab·user abuser abusers / əˈbjuːzə(r) ; NAmE əˈbjuːzər / noun a drug abuser 嗜毒者 a child abuser 虐待儿童者 abuse / əˈbjuːs ; NAmE əˈbjuːs / ab·user / əˈbjuːzə(r) ; NAmE əˈbjuːzər /
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