abuse

【发音】
美 /ə'bjus/ 英 /ə'bjuːz/
【翻译】
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v.滥用;虐待
英释:to deliberately use something for the wrong purpose or for your own advantage
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n.滥用
英释:the use of something in a way that it should not be used
【记忆】
ab(变坏) + use(使用) → 使用不当 → 滥用
【短语】
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drug abuse : 药物滥用;毒品滥用
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child abuse : 虐待儿童,摧残儿童
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substance abuse : 物质滥用;滥用药物
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sexual abuse : 性虐待
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abuse of power : 滥用权力
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alcohol abuse : 酒精滥用,酗酒
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physical abuse : 躯体虐待;身体伤害;外观损坏
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verbal abuse : 言语虐待;口头谩骂;说粗话,用污言秽语
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sex abuse : 性虐待(等于sexual abuse)
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emotional abuse : 精神虐待
【例句】
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Williams abused his position as Mayor to give jobs to his friends.
威廉斯滥用市长权力,给不少朋友安排了工作。
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She was sexually abused as a child.
她小时候遭到过性虐待。
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government officials’ abuse of power
政府官员的滥用职权
【真题例句】
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(2012.12 • CET4 • 第二套 • 阅读理解)...Research has suggested that sugar activates the same reward pathways in the brain as traditional drugs of abuse like morphine or heroin...
【同、近义词】
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n.滥用;虐待;辱骂;弊端;恶习,陋习
punishment/vice/
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vt.滥用;虐待;辱骂
strain/maltreat/
【同根词】
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adj
abusive : 辱骂的;滥用的;虐待的
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adv
abusively : 滥用地;辱骂地
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n
abused : 滥用,恶习;受虐
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v
abused : 滥用;虐待;辱骂(abuse的过去分词)