abuse

noun

/əˈbjuːs/

[uncountable, singular] the use of something in a way that is wrong or harmful滥用；妄用 synonym misuse
- alcohol/drug abuse酗酒/吸毒
- 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。
- The legal system is open to abuse.这种法律制度容易被钻空子。
- abuse of something 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。
see also racket abuse, racquet abuse, solvent abuse, substance abuse
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Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- alcohol
- drug
- solvent
- …
verb + abuse
- prevent
- stop
- investigate
- …
preposition
- abuse of
phrases
- the abuse of power
[uncountable, plural] unfair, cruel or violent treatment of somebody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。
see also child abuse, elder abuse, self-abuse
- allegations of child abuse虐童指控
- six cases of suspected child abuse6 起涉嫌虐待儿童案
- allegations of human rights abuses亵渎人权的指控
- She was subjected to regular sexual abuse.她经常遭受性虐待。
- The child had taken a lot of emotional abuse.这个孩子感情上受到了很大的伤害。
- abuse of prisoners虐待囚犯
Topics Crime and punishmentc1
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- emotional
- physical
- psychological
- …
… of abuse
- case
verb + abuse
- commit
- subject somebody to
- experience
- …
abuse + verb
- happen
- occur
- take place
- …
abuse + noun
- victim
phrases
- an allegation of abuse
- a perpetrator of abuse
- a victim of abuse
- …
[uncountable] rude and offensive remarks, usually made when somebody is very angry辱骂；恶语 synonym insult
- 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
- The man burst into a torrent of foul-mouthed racist abuse.这个人突然破口大骂种族主义者。
- The team who lost became a target of abuse for angry fans.失利的球队成了愤怒的球迷辱骂的对象。
- They had to endure continual racial abuse.他们不得不忍受针对他们种族无休止的辱骂。
- He was subjected to a torrent of abuse.他被骂得狗血喷头。
- Calling someone stupid is definitely a term of abuse.说某人愚蠢肯定是一句骂人的话。
Topics Feelingsc1
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- verbal
- personal
- racial
- …
… of abuse
- stream
- torrent
verb + abuse
- hurl
- scream
- shout
- …
phrases
- heap abuse on somebody/something
- a target for abuse
- a target of abuse
- …

词源late Middle English: via Old French from Latin abus- ‘misused’, from the verb abuti, from ab- ‘away’ (i.e. ‘wrongly’) + uti ‘to use’.

abuse

verb

/əˈbjuːz/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they abuse	/əˈbjuːz/ /əˈbjuːz/
he / she / it abuses	/əˈbjuːzɪz/ /əˈbjuːzɪz/
past simple abused	/əˈbjuːzd/ /əˈbjuːzd/
past participle abused	/əˈbjuːzd/ /əˈbjuːzd/
-ing form abusing	/əˈbjuːzɪŋ/ /əˈbjuːzɪŋ/

abuse something to make bad use of something, or to use so much of something that it harms your health滥用
- to abuse alcohol/drugs酗酒；嗜毒
- He systematically abused his body with heroin and cocaine.他因吸食海洛因和可卡因一步一步地把身体搞垮了。
- People who abuse alcohol over a long period will develop health problems.长期酗酒的人会引发健康问题。
abuse something 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).他觉得他们向新闻界透露有关他的情况是辜负了他的信任。
abuse somebody/something to treat a person or an animal in a cruel or violent way, especially sexually虐待；（尤指）性虐待；伤害
- The boy had been sexually abused.这个男孩曾遭受过性虐待。
- All the children had been physically and emotionally abused.所有这些儿童的身心都受到了摧残。
- abused children受性虐待的儿童。
Topics Crime and punishmentc1
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- emotionally
- mentally
- physically
- …
abuse somebody to make rude or offensive remarks to or about somebody辱骂；对…恶语相加；诋毁 synonym insult
- The referee had been threatened and verbally abused.裁判受到了威胁和辱骂。
- He claimed he had been racially abused.他声称自己受到了种族虐待。
- The striker has been banned for the rest of the season for verbally abusing a referee.这名前锋因辱骂裁判而被禁赛余下的赛季。
- Journalists covering the case have been threatened and abused.报道这起案件的记者遭到了威胁和谩骂。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- emotionally
- mentally
- physically
- …
More Like This Pronunciation changes by part of speech
Pronunciation changes by part of speech
- abuse
- alternate
- advocate
- approximate
- contract
- converse
- convict
- decrease
- delegate
- discount
- duplicate
- estimate
- export
- extract
- graduate
- import
- intimate
- moderate
- object
- permit
- present
- protest
- record
- refund
- refuse
- subject
- suspect
- survey
- torment
- upgrade

词源late Middle English: via Old French from Latin abus- ‘misused’, from the verb abuti, from ab- ‘away’ (i.e. ‘wrongly’) + uti ‘to use’.