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词组 abuse
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abuse /əˈbjuːs/ noun 1. rude, offensive, or cruel wordsadjectivesracial/racist abuse Some of the children had experienced racial abuse at school.verbsshout/scream/hurl abuse The other driver started hurling abuse at me (=shouting abuse).shower sb with abuse/heap abuse on sb (=give someone a lot of abuse) Workers who refused to join the strike were showered with abuse. | Those who did not like him heaped abuse and scorn on him.phrasesa term of abuse (=an offensive word or phrase) In Australia, ‘Pom’ is a term of abuse for someone from the UK.a torrent/stream of abuse (=a lot of offensive words) When I disagreed, he directed a stream of abuse at me.a target for/of abuse Williams became a target for abuse when he failed to stop the opposing team’s winning goal.2. cruel, violent, or unfair treatment of someoneadjectivesphysical abuse He experienced physical abuse when he was a child.verbal abuse I was subjected to verbal abuse on many occasions.domestic abuse (=abuse inside the home) Doctors see evidence of domestic abuse when women are treated for bruises and broken bones.sexual abuse In his book, he revealed that he was a victim of sexual abuse as a teenager.emotional/psychological abuse Constant criticism can be a form of emotional abuse.verbssuffer/experience/endure abuse Women who suffer abuse may still be unwilling to leave their violent husbands.be subjected to abuse (=be made to suffer abuse by someone) He was subjected to constant abuse by his older brother.nouns + abusechild abuse The man was arrested for child abuse.wife abuse Wife abuse is more common than people imagine.elder abuse (=of old people) Cases of elder abuse have increased as more people live to an advanced age.phrasesa victim of abuse Children who have been victims of abuse sometimes grow up to be abusers themselves.3. the use of something in a way that it should not be usednouns + abusedrug/alcohol abuse Drug and alcohol abuse are common in areas where there is high crime and poverty.substance abuse formal (=taking illegal drugs) The patient had a history of substance abuse.solvent abuse Solvent abuse is extremely dangerous and can cause death.adjectiveswidespread abuse (=by many people) The system for claiming expense money was subject to widespread abuse.flagrant abuse (=very obvious and bad) The arrest was a flagrant abuse of police power.phrasesthe abuse of power Nixon approved illegal actions during his political campaign, which is a clear case of an abuse of power.be open to abuse (=be easily used in the wrong way for dishonest purposes) The system for claiming welfare benefits is open to abuse.
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