abusing

1. [U][S]滥用; 妄用wrong use; the use of sth in a way that is wrong or harmful
2. [U][P]虐待unfair, cruel or violent treatment of sb
3. [U]辱骂; 恶语unkind, cruel, or rude words; rude and offensive remarks, usually made when sb is very angry
4. [C]陋习; 弊端an unjust or harmful custom

1. vt. 滥用; 妄用make bad use of sth, or use so much of sth that it harms your health; use power or knowledge unfairly or wrongly
2. vt. 虐待physically hurt; treat a person or an animal in a cruel or violent way, especially sexually
3. vt. 辱骂make rude or offensive remarks to or about sb

• direct abuse against辱骂
• heap abuse on sb肆意谩骂某人
• hurl abuse at谩骂
• keep abuse on对…破口大骂
• shout abuse破口大骂
• shower abuse on sb痛骂某人
• take abuse挨骂
• check abuses防止弊病
• correct an abuse匡正时弊; 纠正陋习
• curb abuses防止弊病
• eliminate abuses根除弊端
• expose contemporary social abuses揭露社会时弊
• prevent abuses防治弊病
• reform abuses革除弊端
• remedy an abuse匡正时弊; 纠正陋习
• root up abuses根除弊端
• wipe out abuses根除弊端
• put an end to abuses废止恶习

• crying abuse亟待根除的弊端
• foul-mouthed abuse下流的谩骂
• horrifying abuse可怕的虐待
• personal abuse人身攻击
• physical abuse肉体摧残
• sexual abuse性虐待
• shocking abuse骇人听闻的虐待
• verbal abuse口头辱骂

• alcohol abuse酗酒
• drug abuse嗜毒
• child abuse虐待儿童
• election abuses选举舞弊

• a shower of abuse一顿大骂
• a stream of abuse不停地骂
• a word of abuse骂人话

• abuse of authority滥用权力
• abuse of health糟蹋健康
• abuse of privileges滥用特权
• abuse of the word被滥用的词
• abuse of trust滥用信任
• abuses of the age时弊

• abuse one's authority滥用权力
• abuse one's office滥用职权
• abuse one's power滥用权力
• abuse one's privileges滥用特权
• abuse sb's confidence辜负了某人的信任
• abuse sb's kindness辜负某人的一片好心
• abuse one's eyes使用眼睛不当
• abuse people骂人

drug abuse药物滥用；毒品滥用

child abuse虐待儿童，摧残儿童

substance abuse物质滥用；滥用药物

sexual abuse性虐待

abuse of power滥用权力

alcohol abuse酒精滥用，酗酒

physical abuse躯体虐待；身体伤害；外观损坏

verbal abuse言语虐待；口头谩骂；说粗话，用污言秽语

sex abuse性虐待（等于sexual abuse）

emotional abuse精神虐待

1. 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。
2. 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。
3. He greeted me with a stream of abuse.
   他见到我就连声辱骂。

1. It's easy to abuse one's power.
   人容易滥用权力。
2. I don't consider it good for a person to be afraid of being abused.
   一个人怕挨骂,我看不好。
3. He abused his wife and children.
   他虐待他的妻子和孩子。