1. | [u][sing] 滥用；妄用the use of sth in a way that is wrong or harmful |
alcohol/drug/solvent abuse 酗酒；嗜毒；溶媒滥 | |
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。 | |
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. | [u][pl] 虐待unfair, cruel or violent treatment of sb |
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. | [u] 辱骂；恶语rude and offensive remarks, usually made when sb is very angry |
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 |
1. | ~ sth 滥用to make bad use of sth, or to use so much of sth that it harms your health |
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。 |
2. | ~ sth 滥用，妄用（权力、所知所闻）to use power or knowledge unfairly or wrongly |
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. | ~ sb/sth 虐待；（尤指）性虐待；伤害to treat a person or an animal in a cruel or violent way, especially sexually |
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. | ~ sb 辱骂；对…恶语相加；诋毁to make rude or offensive remarks to or about sb |
The referee had been threatened and abused. 裁判遭到了恐吓和谩骂。 |
