abusive
abusive 英 [əˈbju:sɪv] 美 [əˈbjusɪv, -zɪv]
adj. 辱骂的；滥用的；虐待的
- People or actions that are hurtful or harmful are abusive. Being abusive is one of the worst things a parent — or anyone else — can do.
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- adj. 辱骂的；滥用的；虐待的
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1. He escapes from his abusive, alcoholic father by faking his own murder and heading off on his own.
为了逃离酗酒和虐待他的父亲，哈克假造自己被谋杀，独自离家出走。
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2. In the West, doctors would probably treat Wang for depression and encourage her to get out of an abusive relationship.
在西方，医生可能对王的抑郁症进行治疗，并鼓励她脱离这种虐待的夫妻关系。
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3. It exposes for the first time the scope of the problem in Ireland, as well as how the government and the church colluded in perpetuating an abusive system.
这是在爱尔兰第一次披露这个案件的影响范围，也揭露了政府与教会为保存一个滥用暴力的系统是如何勾结的。
- abusive (adj.) 1530s (implied in abusively) "improper," from Middle French abusif, from Latin abusivus "misapplied, improper," from abus-, past participle stem of abuti "misuse," literally "use up" (see abuse (v.)). Meaning "full of abuse" is from 1580s. Abuseful was used 17c., and Shakespeare has abusious ("Taming of the Shrew," 1594). Related: Abusiveness. Abuseful "abounding in reproaches" was in use 17c.-19c.
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