abuse CET4 TEM4 [ abusing abused abuses ]

1.
不可数名词 Abuse of someone is cruel and violent treatment of them. 虐待
例：

...investigation of alleged child abuse.

…对涉嫌虐待儿童的调查。

例：

...victims of sexual and physical abuse.

…性虐待和肉体摧残的受害者们。
2.
不可数名词 Abuse is extremely rude and insulting things that people say when they are angry. 辱骂
例：

I was left shouting abuse as the car sped off.

当车加速离去时，我在那里破口大骂。
3.
有变体名词 Abuse of something is the use of it in a wrong way or for a bad purpose. 滥用
例：

What went on here was an abuse of power.

这里发生的情况是职权的滥用。
4.
及物动词 If someone is abused, they are treated cruelly and violently. 虐待
例：

Janet had been abused by her father since she was eleven.

詹妮特自从11岁起就被她的父亲虐待。

例：

...parents who feel they cannot cope or might abuse their children.

…感到自己不能应付或可能虐待孩子的家长们。
5.
及物动词 You can say that someone is abused if extremely rude and insulting things are said to them. 侮辱
例：

He alleged that he was verbally abused by other soldiers.

他声称他被其他士兵们口头侮辱了。
6.
及物动词 If you abuse something, you use it in a wrong way or for a bad purpose. 滥用
例：

He showed how the rich and powerful can abuse their position.

他揭露了有钱有势的人会如何滥用他们的地位。