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abuse

noun
 
🔊/əˈbjuːs/
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    [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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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • alcohol
    • drug
    • solvent
    • …
    verb + abuse
    • prevent
    • stop
    • investigate
    • …
    preposition
    • abuse of
    phrases
    • the abuse of power
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    [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
    Extra Examples
    • 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
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • 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
    • …
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    [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.该名男子突然冒犯了肮脏的种族主义辱骂。
    Extra Examples
    • 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
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • 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
    • …
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    4. Word Originlate 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/
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they abuse
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he / she / it abuses
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past simple abused
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past participle abused
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-ing form abusing
🔊/əˈbjuːzɪŋ/
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    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。
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    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。🔊🔊
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    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
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • emotionally
    • mentally
    • physically
    • …
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    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.裁判被威胁并被口头虐待。
    • He claimed he had been racially abused.他声称自己遭到了种族虐待。
    Extra Examples
    • The striker has been banned for the rest of the season for verbally abusing a referee.前锋在本赛季的剩余时间内因口头滥用裁判而被禁止。
    • 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。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • emotionally
    • mentally
    • physically
    • …
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    5. Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin abus- ‘misused’, from the verb abuti, from ab- ‘away’ (i.e. ‘wrongly’) + uti ‘to use’.