abuse

　　n.

　　滥用; 妄用 wrong use; the use of sth in a way that is wrong or harmful

　　虐待 unfair, cruel or violent treatment of sb

　　辱骂; 恶语 unkind, cruel, or rude words; rude and offensive remarks, usually made when sb is very angry

　　陋习; 弊端 an unjust or harmful custom

　　同义词

　　n. contumely，ill-treatment，ill-usage，misuse

　　v. blackguard，ill-treat，ill-use，misuse

　　参考例句

　　1. You can abuse it, you can use it.

　　你可以滥用它，也可以好好利用。

　　2. What do you think is the reasonable maximum punishment for crime involving animal abuse?

　　大家认为在虐待动物罪案中，合理的最高刑罚应该是甚麽?

　　3. Who, because of the feeling when, rather than to self abuse, crazy jump up and struggle.

　　是因为谁，宁愿上感情的当，也要自我虐待，疯狂的跳下去，又挣扎的爬起;

　　参考例句

　　1.N-UNCOUNT Abuse of someone is cruel and violent treatment of them. 虐待

　　例：...investigation of alleged child abuse.

　　对涉嫌虐待儿童的调查。

　　例：...victims of sexual and physical abuse.

　　性虐待和肉体摧残的受害者们。

　　2.N-UNCOUNT Abuse is extremely rude and insulting things that people say when they are angry. 辱骂

　　例：I was left shouting abuse as the car sped off.

　　当车加速离去时，我在那里破口大骂。

　　3.N-VAR Abuse of something is the use of it in a wrong way or for a bad purpose. 滥用

　　例：What went on here was an abuse of power.

　　这里发生的情况是职权的滥用。

　　4.V-T If someone is abused, they are treated cruelly and violently. 虐待

　　例：Janet had been abused by her father since she was eleven.

　　詹妮特自从11岁起就被她的父亲虐待。

　　例：...parents who feel they cannot cope or might abuse their children.

　　感到自己不能应付或可能虐待孩子的家长们。

　　5.V-T You can say that someone is abused if extremely rude and insulting things are said to them. 侮辱

　　例：He alleged that he was verbally abused by other soldiers.

　　他声称他被其他士兵们口头侮辱了。

　　6.V-T If you abuse something, you use it in a wrong way or for a bad purpose. 滥用

　　例：He showed how the rich and powerful can abuse their position.

　　他揭露了有钱有势的人会如何滥用他们的地位。

　　常见用法

　　用作名词

　　The government has set up a working party to look into the problem of drug abuse.

　　政府已成立工作组调查滥用毒品问题。

　　His political reputation was tainted by his abuse of the power.

　　他因滥用职权而破坏了政治声誉。

　　He greeted me with a stream of abuse.

　　他见到我就连声辱骂。

　　用作及物动词

　　Its easy to abuse ones power.

　　人容易滥用权力。

　　I dont consider it good for a person to be afraid of being abused.

　　一个人怕挨骂,我看不好。

　　He abused his wife and children.

　　他虐待他的妻子和孩子。