abuse
英 [əˈbjuːz] 美 [əˈbjuːs]
n. 滥用;辱骂;虐待;恶习
vt. 滥用;辱骂;虐待
例句:
This book is about the uses and abuses of power.
这本书是关于权力使用与滥用的。
controversy over human rights abuses
关于人权滥用的争议
The system is open to abuse.
这一制度很容易被滥用。
Parents who cannot cope might abuse their children.
家长管不了孩子便可能会虐待儿童。
Abused children frequently abuse their own children.
遭受过虐待的孩子长大后经常虐待他们自己的子女。
The patients were physically abused.
病人受到了肉体上的摧残。