abuse sth to do sth
abuse 表示“滥用”时是及物动词,后接权力、职位、信任等名词;不定式说明目的。
He abused his power to fire employees who disagreed with him.
他滥用权力来解雇与他意见相左的员工。
虐待;伤害
abuses — third person singular of abuse
滥用;误用;辱骂;中伤;滥用(药物);吸毒;错误使用;滥用;不当使用;用于错误目的或结局;曲解。;伤害;虐待;损害;残忍对待,尤指反复多次。
to treat a person or animal in a cruel or violent way, especially repeatedly
错误使用;滥用;不当使用;用于错误目的或结局;曲解。
To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to use improperly; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert
伤害;虐待;损害;残忍对待,尤指反复多次。
To injure; to maltreat; to hurt; to treat with cruelty, especially repeatedly.
用粗言攻击;侮辱;谩骂;中伤;以冒犯性言辞对或关于某人说话;贬低。
To attack with coarse language; to insult; to revile; malign; to speak in an offensive manner to or about someone; to disparage.
滥用药物;故意超量服用处方药以寻求快感;习惯性使用非法药物。
To imbibe a drug for a purpose other than it was intended; to intentionally take more of a drug than was prescribed for recreational reasons; to take illegal drugs habitually.
一般现在时
She abuses her power at work.
她在工作中滥用权力。
一般过去时
He abused his pet dog last night.
他昨晚虐待了他的宠物狗。
现在完成时
They have abused the system many times.
他们多次滥用这个系统。
规则动词
Many people abuse alcohol and drugs.
许多人滥用酒精和药物。
用法提示:这里'abuse'是及物动词,表示'滥用'。
The boss verbally abused his employees.
老板辱骂了他的员工。
用法提示:这里'abused'是abuse的过去式,表示'辱骂'。
It is illegal to abuse animals.
虐待动物是违法的。
用法提示:这里'abuse'是及物动词,表示'虐待'。
abuse 表示“滥用”时是及物动词,后接权力、职位、信任等名词;不定式说明目的。
He abused his power to fire employees who disagreed with him.
他滥用权力来解雇与他意见相左的员工。
描述某人遭受虐待时常用被动语态,施害者用 by 引出。
Many children are abused by adults they trust.
许多孩子遭到他们信任的成年人虐待。
此义指用粗野蛮横的言语攻击某人,with 后接侮辱性言辞或方式。
The fans abused the referee with foul language.
球迷用脏话辱骂裁判。
与 abuse 在“错误使用”义上最接近,可互换;但语气较平和,且更常用于物(如资金、权力)而非人。
侧重指把规则、资金等用到不应用的地方,比 misuse 更具体,常见于正式语域。
语气最强,指严重歪曲原意或用于邪恶目的;不常用于日常语境。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is very abuse to his children.
正确表达He is very abusive to his children.
abuse是动词,不能放在be动词后作表语形容词;表示“虐待人的、辱骂的”应使用形容词abusive。
grammar · medium
易错句子She abused to her employees.
正确表达She abused her employees.
abuse是及物动词,直接接宾语,不需要介词to;中文“对……虐待”中的“对”不能直译为to。
grammar · medium
易错句子He abuses of alcohol.
正确表达He abuses alcohol.
动词abuse直接接宾语,不能像名词abuse那样使用“abuse of...”结构;只有名词短语如“abuse of alcohol”才用of。
与“虐待”义(abuse v.,反复残忍对待)相对;cherish 指温柔关爱。不用于“滥用”或“辱骂”义。
与“伤害;虐待”义(abuse v.)相对;protect 指使免遭伤害。不用于“滥用”或“辱骂”义。
与“辱骂”义(abuse v.,用冒犯性言辞攻击)相对;praise 指用言语褒扬。不用于“虐待”义。
与“滥用”义(abuse v.,错误使用)相对;如 respect limits(尊重界限)对 abuse power(滥用权力)。不用于“辱骂”或“虐待”义。
abuse 涵盖虐待、辱骂、滥用等多种含义;misuse 只指“错误地使用(物品、资金、权力/药物等)”,不含对人的伤害或言语攻击。
abuse 作“辱骂”讲时多指持续、粗俗的谩骂,且还可表示身体虐待;insult 仅指用言语或举动冒犯、伤害他人尊严,没有身体伤害的意味。
abuse 可指言语辱骂、滥用和药物滥用等更广的行为;mistreat 只表示对人或动物“恶劣对待、虐待”,多指身体或情感上的伤害,不涉及“误用”或“辱骂”含义。
滥用权力
The manager was fired for abusing his power.
那名经理因滥用权力而被解雇。
滥用药物
She admitted to abusing drugs for years.
她承认多年来一直在滥用药物。
虐待儿童
He was arrested for abusing his children.
他因虐待自己的孩子而被捕。
用言语辱骂某人
It is never okay to verbally abuse a colleague.
用言语辱骂同事绝不可取。
滥用制度
Don't abuse the system to get extra benefits.
不要滥用制度谋取额外福利。
过度饮酒;滥用酒精
He started to abuse alcohol after losing his job.
失业后他开始过度饮酒。
常与 abuse 搭配构成 abuse of power,指滥用权力,是 abuse 的常见语义场景。
abuse one's authority 表示滥用职权,与权力滥用相关。
substance abuse 是固定搭配,指药物或毒品滥用。
常与 substance abuse 相关联,描述因滥用药物或毒品而产生的依赖状态。
在虐待、伤害等语境中,victim 是遭受 abuse 的人。
滥用职权
He abused his position as manager to hire his friends.
他滥用经理职位,雇佣自己的朋友。
辜负某人的热情款待
I don't want to abuse their hospitality by staying too long.
我不想待太久而辜负他们的热情款待。
钻制度的空子
Some people abuse the system to get extra benefits.
有些人钻制度的空子来获取额外福利。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.