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。