abuse 音标拼音: [əbj'us] [əbj'uz]
vt .
n . 滥用,侮辱,虐待,辱骂;弊病,陋习
滥用,侮辱,虐待,辱骂;弊病,陋习
abuse n 1 :
cruel or inhumane treatment ; "
the child showed signs of physical abuse " [
synonym : {
maltreatment }, {
ill -
treatment },
{
ill -
usage }, {
abuse }]
2 :
a rude expression intended to offend or hurt ; "
when a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse "; "
they yelled insults at the visiting team " [
synonym : {
abuse }, {
insult },
{
revilement }, {
contumely }, {
vilification }]
3 :
improper or excessive use ; "
alcohol abuse "; "
the abuse of public funds " [
synonym : {
misuse }, {
abuse }]
v 1 :
treat badly ; "
This boss abuses his workers "; "
She is always stepping on others to get ahead " [
synonym : {
mistreat },
{
maltreat }, {
abuse }, {
ill -
use }, {
step }, {
ill -
treat }]
2 :
change the inherent purpose or function of something ; "
Don '
t abuse the system "; "
The director of the factory misused the funds intended for the health care of his workers " [
synonym :
{
pervert }, {
misuse }, {
abuse }]
3 :
use foul or abusive language towards ; "
The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket "; "
The angry mother shouted at the teacher " [
synonym : {
abuse }, {
clapperclaw },
{
blackguard }, {
shout }]
4 :
use wrongly or improperly or excessively ; "
Her husband often abuses alcohol "; "
while she was pregnant ,
she abused drugs "
Abuse \
A *
buse "\,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Abused };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n .
{
Abusing }.] [
F .
abuser ;
L .
abusus ,
p .
p .
of abuti to abuse ,
misuse ;
ab uti to use .
See {
Use }.]
1 .
To put to a wrong use ;
to misapply ;
to misuse ;
to put to a bad use ;
to use for a wrong purpose or end ;
to pervert ;
as ,
to abuse inherited gold ;
to make an excessive use of ;
as ,
to abuse one '
s authority .
[
1913 Webster ]
This principle (
if one may so abuse the word )
shoots rapidly into popularity . --
Froude .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
To use ill ;
to maltreat ;
to act injuriously to ;
to punish or to tax excessively ;
to hurt ;
as ,
to abuse prisoners ,
to abuse one '
s powers ,
one '
s patience .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 .
To revile ;
to reproach coarsely ;
to disparage .
[
1913 Webster ]
The . . .
tellers of news abused the general .
--
Macaulay .
[
1913 Webster ]
4 .
To dishonor . "
Shall flight abuse your name ?" --
Shak .
[
1913 Webster ]
5 .
To violate ;
to ravish . --
Spenser .
[
1913 Webster ]
6 .
To deceive ;
to impose on . [
Obs .]
[
1913 Webster ]
Their eyes red and staring ,
cozened with a moist cloud ,
and abused by a double object . --
Jer .
Taylor .
[
1913 Webster ]
Syn :
To maltreat ;
injure ;
revile ;
reproach ;
vilify ;
vituperate ;
asperse ;
traduce ;
malign .
[
1913 Webster ]
Abuse \
A *
buse "\,
n . [
F .
abus ,
L .
abusus ,
fr .
abuti .
See {
Abuse },
v .
t .]
1 .
Improper treatment or use ;
application to a wrong or bad purpose ;
misuse ;
as ,
an abuse of our natural powers ;
an abuse of civil rights ,
or of privileges or advantages ;
an abuse of language .
[
1913 Webster ]
Liberty may be endangered by the abuses of liberty ,
as well as by the abuses of power . --
Madison .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
Physical ill treatment ;
injury . "
Rejoice . . .
at the abuse of Falstaff ." --
Shak .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 .
A corrupt practice or custom ;
offense ;
crime ;
fault ;
as ,
the abuses in the civil service .
[
1913 Webster ]
Abuse after disappeared without a struggle ..
--
Macaulay .
[
1913 Webster ]
4 .
Vituperative words ;
coarse ,
insulting speech ;
abusive language ;
virulent condemnation ;
reviling .
[
1913 Webster ]
The two parties ,
after exchanging a good deal of abuse ,
came to blows . --
Macaulay .
[
1913 Webster ]
5 .
Violation ;
rape ;
as ,
abuse of a female child . [
Obs .]
[
1913 Webster ]
Or is it some abuse ,
and no such thing ? --
Shak .
[
1913 Webster ]
{
Abuse of distress } (
Law ),
a wrongful using of an animal or chattel distrained ,
by the distrainer .
[
1913 Webster ]
Syn :
Invective ;
contumely ;
reproach ;
scurrility ;
insult ;
opprobrium .
Usage : {
Abuse }, {
Invective }.
Abuse is generally prompted by anger ,
and vented in harsh and unseemly words .
It is more personal and coarse than invective .
Abuse generally takes place in private quarrels ;
invective in writing or public discussions .
Invective may be conveyed in refined language and dictated by indignation against what is blameworthy . --
C .
J .
Smith .
[
1913 Webster ]
274 Moby Thesaurus words for "
abuse ":
abuse of office ,
addiction ,
afflict ,
aggrieve ,
assail ,
assailing ,
assault ,
atrocity ,
attack ,
bark at ,
batter ,
befoul ,
befoulment ,
belittle ,
berate ,
berating ,
betongue ,
betray ,
betrayal ,
bewitch ,
billingsgate ,
bitter words ,
blacken ,
blackening ,
blackguard ,
blaspheme ,
bleed ,
bleed white ,
blight ,
bruise ,
buffet ,
call names ,
calumniate ,
calumniation ,
calumny ,
catachresis ,
censure ,
condemn ,
contumely ,
conversion ,
convert ,
corrupt ,
corrupt administration ,
corruption ,
criminal assault ,
crucify ,
curse ,
cursing ,
cuss out ,
damage ,
damn ,
debase ,
debasement ,
debauch ,
debauchment ,
deceive ,
decry ,
defalcate ,
defalcation ,
defamation ,
defame ,
defile ,
defilement ,
defloration ,
deflower ,
deflowering ,
dependence ,
deprave ,
deprecate ,
depreciate ,
derogate ,
desecrate ,
desecration ,
despoil ,
despoilment ,
destroy ,
detract from ,
diatribe ,
disadvantage ,
discount ,
disparage ,
dispraise ,
disserve ,
distress ,
diversion ,
divert ,
do a mischief ,
do evil ,
do ill ,
do violence to ,
do wrong ,
do wrong by ,
do wrong to ,
doom ,
drain ,
embezzle ,
embezzlement ,
envenom ,
epithet ,
epithetize ,
execrate ,
execration ,
exploit ,
fault ,
force ,
foul ,
fouling ,
fulminate against ,
get into trouble ,
harass ,
hard words ,
harm ,
hex ,
hurt ,
ill use ,
ill -
treat ,
ill -
treatment ,
ill -
usage ,
ill -
use ,
impair ,
impose ,
impose upon ,
imprecation ,
infect ,
injure ,
injury ,
insult ,
invective ,
jaw ,
jawing ,
jeremiad ,
jinx ,
knock about ,
lambaste ,
lead astray ,
libel ,
load with reproaches ,
make use of ,
maladminister ,
maladministration ,
malediction ,
malfeasance ,
malign ,
maligning ,
malpractice ,
maltreat ,
maltreatment ,
malversation ,
manhandle ,
manipulate ,
mar ,
masturbation ,
maul ,
menace ,
mess up ,
milk ,
minimize ,
misapplication ,
misapply ,
misappropriate ,
misappropriation ,
misconduct ,
misemploy ,
misemployment ,
misfeasance ,
mishandle ,
mishandling ,
mislead ,
mismanage ,
mismanagement ,
mistreat ,
mistreatment ,
misusage ,
misuse ,
molest ,
molestation ,
mud ,
objurgate ,
objurgation ,
obloquy ,
onslaught ,
oppress ,
opprobrium ,
outrage ,
peculate ,
peculation ,
persecute ,
perversion ,
pervert ,
philippic ,
pilfer ,
pilfering ,
play havoc with ,
play hob with ,
play on ,
poison ,
pollute ,
pollution ,
poor stewardship ,
prejudice ,
presume upon ,
priapism ,
profanation ,
profane ,
profanity ,
prostitute ,
prostitution ,
rag ,
rail at ,
railing ,
rape ,
rate ,
rating ,
ravage ,
rave against ,
ravish ,
ravishment ,
rebuke ,
reproach ,
revile ,
revilement ,
reviling ,
rough ,
rough up ,
ruin ,
savage ,
scathe ,
scold ,
scolding ,
screed ,
scurrility ,
seduce ,
seducement ,
seduction ,
self -
abuse ,
sexual assault ,
slander ,
soil ,
spoil ,
stroke ,
suck dry ,
sully ,
swear ,
swear at ,
swearing ,
taint ,
take advantage of ,
threaten ,
thunder against ,
tirade ,
tongue -
lash ,
tongue -
lashing ,
torment ,
torture ,
traduce ,
upbraid ,
upbraiding ,
use ,
use ill ,
vilification ,
vilify ,
violate ,
violation ,
violence ,
vituperate ,
vituperation ,
work on ,
work upon ,
wound ,
wreak havoc on ,
write off ,
wrong ,
yell at ,
yelp at
安装中文字典英文字典查询工具! 中文字典英文字典工具:
复制到剪贴板
英文字典中文字典相关资料:
Abuse - Wikipedia 6 Types of Abuse - Verywell Health Emotional Abuse: What It Is and Signs to Watch For - Healthline ABUSE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster Abuse and Its Impacts - MentalHealth. com Types of Abuse - The Hotline Abuse: What It Is, Types, Signs, Effects, Causes and Therapy | GoodTherapy What is Abuse and Understanding the Types of Abuse | JED What is abuse? - MHA Screening What Is Abuse? Abuse Definition - HealthyPlace