abusive

adjective
🔊/əˈbjuːsɪv/
🔊/əˈbjuːsɪv/
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  1. (of speech or of a person言语或人) rude and offensive; criticizing rudely and unfairly辱骂的;恶语的;毁谤的
    • abusive language/remarks秽言恶语;恶言谩骂
    • He became abusive when he was drunk.他喝醉时就满口脏话骂人了。🔊🔊
    • He was fined for making abusive comments to the referee.他因辱骂裁判而被罚款。
    Topics Personal qualitiesc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • become
    • get
    adverb
    • extremely
    • very
    • rather
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  2. (of behaviour行为) involving violence虐待的
    • an abusive relationship虐待关系
    • emotionally/physically/sexually abusive情绪/身体/性虐待
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • become
    • get
    adverb
    • extremely
    • very
    • rather
    See full entry
  3. involving the used of power or knowledge unfairly or wrongly虐待的
    • the abusive practices of some businesses一些企业的虐待行为