v.  虐待

v.  滥用，妄用

v.  辱骂，谩骂 ≈ insult

v.  伤害；摧残

n.  虐待

n.  滥用 ≈ misuse 

n.  辱骂，谩骂

• abuser   n. 滥用者；施虐者

• abusive   a. 谩骂的；虐待的

• abuse the trust  辜负了对…的信任

• child abuse  虐待儿童

• human rights abuses  践踏人权

• racial abuse  种族虐待

• government officials’ abuse of power

  政府官员的滥用职权

• alcohol/drug abuse  酗酒/吸毒

• a torrent/stream of abuse  一通臭骂

• shout/hurl/scream abuse at sb 

  朝某人破口大骂起来

• 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。

• The proportion of drinkers who abuse alcohol is actually quite small.

  饮酒者中酗酒的人所占的比例实际上很小。

• James abused his body for years with heroin and cocaine. 詹姆斯吸食海洛因和可卡因多年，糟蹋了自己的身体。

• The other driver started hurling abuse at me. 另外一个司机朝我破口大骂起来。

• He became abusive and his wife was injured in the struggle.

  他动了粗，妻子在扭打中受伤。

• Dog-fighting victims are   27   and killed for profit and “sport,” yet their criminal abusers often receive a   28   sentence for causing a lifetime of pain. 犯下罪行的施虐者们

v.  BrE /əˈbjuːz/   

v.   NAmE /əˈbjuːz/ 

n.  BrE /əˈbjuːs/ 

n.  NAmE /əˈbjuːs/