abusenoun1.■ wrong/bad use of sth 错误使用；滥用[搭配]ADJ.alcohol, drug, solvent, substance
(= drugs orsolvents) 酗酒；嗜用毒品；嗜吸胶毒；滥用药品[搭配]VERB + ABUSE be open to
容易被滥用:The legal system is open to abuse. 这种法律制度容易被钻空子。[搭配]PHRASESthe abuse of power
滥用权力2.■ bad, usually violent treatment of sb 虐待；摧残[搭配]ADJ.emotional, physical, sex/sexual
精神虐待；身体上的虐待；性虐待 child, elder
虐待儿童；虐待老人:victims of child abuse 虐童案的受害人 human rights ~s
亵渎人权:allegations of human rights abuses 亵渎人权的指控 alleged, suspected
（有待证实的）虐待行为指控；涉嫌虐待行为[搭配]QUANT.case
一宗虐待案:six cases of suspected child abuse 六起涉嫌虐待儿童案[搭配]VERB + ABUSE carry out, subject sb to
施虐；使某人遭受虐待:She was subjected to regular sexual abuse. 她经常遭受性虐待。 suffer, take
受虐待:The child had taken a lot of emotional abuse. 这个孩子精神上受到了很大的摧残。 suspect sb of
怀疑某人虐待…[搭配]ABUSE + VERB happen, occur, take place
发生虐待事件[搭配]PHRASESan allegation of abuse
对虐待行为的指控a perpetrator of abuse
施虐者a victim of abuse
受虐者3.■ insulting words 侮辱性的言辞[搭配]ADJ.verbal
辱骂 personal, racial
人身攻击；种族诽谤[搭配]QUANT.stream, torrent
骂个不停；一通臭骂:He was subjected to a torrent of abuse. 他被骂得狗血喷头。[搭配]VERB + ABUSE hurl, scream, shout, shower sb with, subject sb to, yell
痛骂；大骂；叫骂；把某人痛骂一顿；使某人遭到辱骂；大声谩骂 endure
挨骂: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。[搭配]PHRASESheap abuse on sb/sth
对… 大肆斥骂:Abuse and scorn were heaped on the proposals. 这些建议遭到了痛斥和鄙视。a target for/of abuse
受辱骂的对象:The team who lost became a target of abuse for angry fans. 失利的队伍成了愤怒的球迷辱骂的对象。a term of abuse
骂人的话:Calling someone stupid is definitely a term of abuse. 说某人愚蠢肯定是一句骂人的话。abuseverb[搭配]ADV.emotionally, mentally, physically, sexually, verbally
从精神上摧残；肉体上虐待；性虐待；谩骂:All the children had been physically and emotionally abused. 所有这些儿童的身心都受到了摧残。