"mistreating" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 虐待

Definition

以殘忍、不公或不友善的方式對待某人或某物。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

正式或中性詞，常用於法律、社會或道德語境。常見於對人、動物、物品（如「虐待工人」、「虐待寵物」）。注意和“abuse”區分，後者更嚴重。

Examples

You should stop mistreating your dog.

你應該停止**虐待**你的狗。

The teacher was fired for mistreating students.

老師因**虐待**學生被解僱。

Some people are caught mistreating animals.

有些人被發現**虐待**動物。

He's always mistreating his younger brother, and it's really upsetting.

他總是**虐待**他弟弟，真的讓人難過。

If you keep mistreating that phone, it won't last long.

如果你一直**虐待**那部手機，它很快就壞了。

They accused the manager of mistreating his staff at work.

他們指控經理在工作中**虐待**員工。