misapply

verb

1. 误用；滥用；挪用
   to use sth for the wrong purpose or in the wrong way

1. VERB 误用;滥用
   If something is misapplied, it is used for a purpose for which it is not intended or not suitable.
   1. Many lines from Shakespeare's plays are misquoted and misapplied...
      莎士比亚戏剧中的许多诗句被人误引误用。
   2. The law had been misapplied.
      法律遭到了滥用。

1. Many lines from Shakespeare's plays are misquoted and misapplied
   莎士比亚戏剧中的许多诗句被人误引误用。
2. The law had been misapplied.
   法律遭到了滥用。
3. This helps you ensure that nobody else takes your annotation type and misapplies it ( or, better yet, that you don't misapply it in a fit of fatigue).
   这样有助于避免他人误用您的注释类型（或者最好的地方是，您自己也不会因为疲惫而误用它）。
4. Even if you make a mistake and forget to reapply or misapply a change, there's always a complete history of all changes ( including the ones you overwrote) to refer to.
   即便是您出了错，忘记重新应用更改或是错误地应用了更改，总是可以找到所有更改的完整历史（包括您覆盖的那些更改）供您参考。
5. There are, however, uncountable ways to misapply heat.
   但又有无数种错误的热能使用方法。
6. Is it misapply very dangerous traditional Chinese medicine to take by mistake, add not being fragrant skin regard, the foreign digitalis kind will happen and is poisoned;
   误服误用中药十分危险，如把香加皮当作五加皮使用，就会发生洋地黄样中毒；
7. To divert to an improper use; misapply.
   挪用于不适当的用途；滥用。
8. Complication was prevented, disuse syntrome and misapply syntrome were avoided, life ability and quality was improved.
   防止并发症的出现，避免了废用综合征和误用综合征，提高生活自理能力和生活质量。

  misapply abuse misuse【导航词义：使用不当】

  misapply v. 〈正式〉误用，错用，滥用

〔辨析〕指对某物使用方法不当或误作他用，通常用被动语态。

  abuse v. 滥用，妄用

〔辨析〕指为了不正当的目的或谋取私利而滥用权力等，也指过量使用某物（如吸毒、酗酒等）而危害自身健康。

  misuse v. 错用，误用，滥用

〔辨析〕指将某物用于错误的目的或用法不当，常产生有害的结果。

verb

1. apply to a wrong thing or person
   1. The words are misapplied in this context
   2. You are misapplying the name of this religious group

   Synonym:    misuse