【abuse】 - SAT备考词汇

abuse

UK:  [ə'bjuːz]

US:  [ə'bjuz]

复数：abuses  现在分词：abusing  过去分词：abused  

n.

1.滥用,妄用,乱用,误用

2.虐待,侮辱

3.虐待;凌虐

4.弊病,弊端,恶习

5.辱骂

6.大骂一通;污辱

7.骂,讲坏话

8.弊病;陋习

9.攻击

10.机械损伤

v.

1.滥用(职权等),妄用,误用(才能等)

2.虐待,酷待;凌辱;〔古语〕欺骗

3.骂,谩骂

4.骂;讲…坏话,污蔑

5.侮辱;亵渎

6.难为;自苦

7.给…加罪名;说…的坏话

8.违章操作

9.磨损

1 . The Internet is just as susceptible to abuse as any other form of computer technology.
因特网和其他任何形式的电脑技术一样容易被滥用。

2 . In court Friday, she apologized for her affair and for the drug abuse that led to her romantic involvement.
星期五在法庭上，她为自己的风流韵事和导致他浪漫恋情的吸毒致歉。

3 . In addition, shame is often seen in victims of child neglect, child abuse and a host of other crimes against children.
此外，羞耻往往出现在受忽视、虐待儿童以及一些系列其它儿童犯罪中的受害人身上产生。儿童心理学者称乱伦是最为严重的羞耻形式。

4 . The court heard O'Connell, who trained as an accountant but did not qualify, suffered abuse as a child.
法庭得知，欧康内尔曾接受过会计师专业培训，但没有取得执业资格，并且小时候曾受过虐待。

5 . Particular attention has focused on celibacy, though many experts dismiss the idea that this could be a direct cause of abuse.
人们将焦点聚集在教会独身的规定上，但是许多专家对这是性侵案产生的直接原因不认同。