The noun is pronounced /ə'bjuːs/. The verb is pronounced /ə'bjuːz/. 名词读作 /ə'bjuːs/。动词读作 /ə'bjuːz/。
- N-UNCOUNT 虐待;凌辱
Abuse of someone is cruel and violent treatment of them.
- ...investigation of alleged child abuse.
对涉嫌虐童案的调查 - ...victims of sexual and physical abuse.
遭受性虐待及肉体摧残的受害者 - ...controversy over human rights abuses.
关于践踏人权的争议
- N-UNCOUNT 辱骂;恶语
Abuse is extremely rude and insulting things that people say when they are angry.
- I was left shouting abuse as the car sped off...
汽车飞驰而去,留下我在那里大声咒骂。 - Raft repeatedly hurled verbal abuse at his co-star.
拉夫特不断地破口大骂和他联合主演的演员。
- N-VAR 滥用;妄用
Abuse of something is the use of it in a wrong way or for a bad purpose.
- What went on here was an abuse of power.
这里所发生的事是一种滥用职权的行为。 - ...drug and alcohol abuse.
嗜毒和酗酒
- VERB 虐待;凌辱;伤害
If someone is abused, they are treated cruelly and violently.
- Janet had been abused by her father since she was eleven.
珍妮特从11岁起就遭受父亲虐待。 - ...parents who feel they cannot cope or might abuse their children.
认为自己应付不来或可能会虐待孩子的父母 - ...those who work with abused children.
从事帮助受虐儿童的工作的人们
- VERB 辱骂;侮辱
You can say that someone is abused if extremely rude and insulting things are said to them.
- He alleged that he was verbally abused by other soldiers.
他宣称自己遭到其他士兵的辱骂。
- VERB 滥用;妄用
If you abuse something, you use it in a wrong way or for a bad purpose.
- He showed how the rich and powerful can abuse their position.
他让我们看到有钱有势的人是如何滥用其地位的。