abuse

名词 abuse:

1. cruel or inhumane treatment
   同义词：maltreatment, ill-treatment, ill-usage
2. a rude expression intended to offend or hurt
   同义词：insult, revilement, contumely, vilification
3. improper or excessive use
   同义词：misuse

动词 abuse:

1. treat badly
   同义词：mistreat, maltreat, ill-use, step, ill-treat
2. change the inherent purpose or function of something
   同义词：pervert, misuse
3. use foul or abusive language towards
   同义词：clapperclaw, blackguard, shout
4. use wrongly or improperly or excessively

1. She attacked him with a torrent of abuse.
   她用连珠炮似的谩骂来攻击他。
2. I didn't expect him to descend to personal abuse.
   我没料到他会堕落到对我进行人身攻击的地步。
3. The boy's breaking of window glasses caused a hail of abuse.
   这个男孩打碎了窗户玻璃，招致了一阵恶骂。
4. 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。
5. 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。
6. He greeted me with a stream of abuse.
   他见到我就连声辱骂。
7. They talked about how the uses and abuses of figures to prove things in politics.
   他们谈到人们如何在政治问题上使用及滥用数字来混淆视听。
8. It's easy to abuse one's power.
   人容易滥用权力。