- [uncountable, singular]
the use of something in a way that is wrong or harmful synonym misuse滥用;妄用 alcohol/drug abuse 酗酒/吸毒 The system of paying cash bonuses is open to abuse (= might be used in the wrong way). 支付现金红利制度可能被人钻空子。 The legal system is open to abuse. 这种法律制度容易被钻空子。 - abuse of something
He was arrested on charges of corruption and abuse of power. 他因被控贪污腐化和滥用职权而遭逮捕。 What she did was an abuse of her position as manager. 她的所作所为是滥用经理职权。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- alcohol
- drug
- solvent
- …
- prevent
- stop
- investigate
- …
- abuse of
- the abuse of power
- [uncountable, plural]
unfair, cruel or violent treatment of somebody 虐待 child abuse 虐待儿童 sexual abuse 性虐待 reported abuses by the secret police 已举报的秘密警察虐待行为 She suffered years of physical abuse. 她遭受了多年的肉体摧残。
Extra ExamplesTopics Crime and punishmentc1allegations of child abuse 虐童指控 six cases of suspected child abuse 6 起涉嫌虐待儿童案 allegations of human rights abuses 亵渎人权的指控 She was subjected to regular sexual abuse. 她经常遭受性虐待。 The child had taken a lot of emotional abuse. 这个孩子感情上受到了很大的伤害。 abuse of prisoners 虐待囚犯
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- emotional
- physical
- psychological
- …
- case
- commit
- subject somebody to
- experience
- …
- happen
- occur
- take place
- …
- victim
- an allegation of abuse
- a perpetrator of abuse
- a victim of abuse
- …
- [uncountable]
rude and offensive remarks, usually made when somebody is very angry synonym insult辱骂;恶语 to scream/hurl/shout abuse 高声谩骂;破口大骂;大声辱骂 a stream/torrent of abuse 不断辱骂;劈头盖脸一通臭骂 The man burst into a torrent of foul-mouthed racist abuse. 这个人突然破口大骂种族主义者。
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsc1The team who lost became a target of abuse for angry fans. 失利的球队成了愤怒的球迷辱骂的对象。 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。 He was subjected to a torrent of abuse. 他被骂得狗血喷头。 Calling someone stupid is definitely a term of abuse. 说某人愚蠢肯定是一句骂人的话。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- verbal
- personal
- racial
- …
- stream
- torrent
- hurl
- scream
- shout
- …
- heap abuse on somebody/something
- a target for abuse
- a target of abuse
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin abus- ‘misused’, from the verb abuti, from ab- ‘away’ (i.e. ‘wrongly’) + uti ‘to use’.