"misused" in Chinese (Simplified)
被误用被滥用
Definition
以错误的方式或目的使用。通常指工具、词语、权力或物质的错误或有害使用。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
通常用于正式或中性场合。常见搭配有 'misused power'(权力被滥用)、'misused drugs'(药物被误用)、'misused words'(词语被误用)。通常表示不小心或者非故意造成的负面影响。不要和'abused'(滥用,有强烈恶意或伤害意味)混淆。
Examples
The medicine was misused and caused side effects.
这种药被**误用**了,导致副作用。
This tool can be misused if you are not careful.
如果你不小心,这个工具可能会被**误用**。
Information can be misused to harm people.
信息可能被**滥用**来伤害他人。
He got in trouble at work because he misused the company's resources.
他因为**滥用**公司资源而在工作中惹上麻烦。
The word was misused so often that people started to misunderstand its meaning.
这个词被**误用**得太多,人们开始误解它的意思。
Authorities worry that technology can be easily misused if there aren't enough rules.
当没有足够的规定时,相关部门担心技术会被**滥用**。