Abuse
[ ə'bjus ]
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n. 滥用;恶习;侮辱;恶言;
vt. 滥用;虐待;辱骂;
💡 词根助记
ab相反，变坏，离去+use用→用坏→滥用
📝 例句
He unleashed a torrent of abuse againstthe unfortunate shop assistant.
他对那倒霉的店员骂不绝口.
He amused himself with abuse of their private lives.
他以攻击他们的私生活为乐。
He abused his power while in office.
他在职时滥用权力。
"God does not call upon his servants to abuse themselves," Thorn countered.
“上帝并不要他的仆人过于自苦。”索恩教训说。
I will not abuse your hospitality (your kindness) .
我不会辜负你的招待（好意）。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ use-用,abuse-滥用:用得不好就是滥用
※ ab-拼音“阿伯”,use-使用:阿伯在家滥用私刑,虐待自己的孩子,遭辱骂
※ a-拼音“阿”,bu-拼音“不”,se-拼音“色”:阿姨不给好脸色,辱骂孩子太淘气
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
ab-表示“在；使；向”
📖 牛津释义
abuse
v[Tn]
1 make bad or wrong use of (sth) 滥用, 妄用（某事物）
abuse one's authority, sb's hospitality, the confidence placed in one 滥用权威, 辜负某人的热情招待, 辜负对自己的信任.
2 treat (sb) badly; exploit 虐待某人; 剥削
a much abused wife 备受虐待的妻子. Cf 参看 misuse.
3 speak insultingly to or about (sb); attack in words 说（某人的）坏话; 辱骂; 诋毁.
abuse n
1
(a) [U] wrong or bad use or treatment of sth/sb 对某事物[某人]的滥用, 妄用或虐待: drug abuse 滥用麻醉药品
child abuse 虐待儿童.
(b) [C] ~ of sth wrong or bad use of sth 对某事物的滥用, 妄用
an abuse of trust, privilege, authority 辜负别人的信任, 滥用特权, 滥用权力.
2 [C] unjust or corrupt practice 恶习; 弊端; 不正之风
put a stop to political abuses 煞住政治上的不正之风.
3 [U] insulting words; offensive or coarse language 恶言; 辱骂; 粗话
hurl (a stream of) abuse at sb 破口（滔滔不绝）大骂某人
The word `bastard' is often used as a term of abuse. '杂种'一词常用作咒骂用语.
🎯 考研助记
a(啊)+b(不)+use(用):啊不好好用- 滥用 离开(ab)正常的使用(use)范围叫 滥用职权 网友：dlen 马 胜 敏 碧雪碟儿 补充：ab（阿伯）在家里滥用（use）暴力 记忆方法： 一、a 爱 b 不 use 使用 爱不能滥用；爱是不能被虐待 二、ab——above超过 过量的用——滥用、虐待 abuse a和b一起使用use容易(滥用)
🔁 扩展释义
*[ә'bju:s,ә'bju:z]n. 滥用, 虐待, 恶习, 辱骂vt. 滥用, 辱骂, 虐待【化】 不遵守运行规程【医】 滥用相关词组: to heap abuse on sb
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「CET-4」词汇
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I was doing my homework and forgot the time.
我在做家庭作业，忘记了时间。
But they still put their stockings at the end of their beds.
但他们仍然把自己的长统袜挂在床脚边。
Excuse me! Can you tell me the way to the museum, please?
劳驾！你能告诉我去博物馆怎么走吗？