Abusing Meaning in English

word · lemma: abuse

US

əbˈjuzɪŋ

uh-BYOO-zing

UK

ɐbjˈuːsɪŋ

uh-BYOO-sing

释义

Using something in a harmful or wrong way, or treating someone cruelly or unfairly.

用法与细微差别

Commonly used for both physical/emotional mistreatment ('abusing children') and improper use of things ('abusing power' or 'abusing drugs'). Often formal or serious in tone. Don't confuse with just 'using'—'abusing' always implies harm or wrongness.

• Spanish: abusando de - maltratando
• Portuguese (BR): abusando de - maltratando
• Portuguese (PT): abusar de - maltratar
• Chinese (Simplified): 滥用 - 虐待
• Chinese (Traditional): 濫用 - 虐待
• Hindi: दुरुपयोग कर रहा है - अत्याचार कर रहा है
• Arabic: يُسيء استخدام - يُسيء معاملة
• Bengali: দুর্ব্যবহার করা - অপব্যবহার করা
• Russian: злоупотреблять - оскорблять
• Japanese: 乱用する - 虐待する
• Vietnamese: lạm dụng - ngược đãi
• Korean: 남용하다 - 학대하다
• Turkish: istismar etmek - kötüye kullanmak
• Urdu: ناجائز استعمال کرنا - بدسلوکی کرنا
• Indonesian: menyalahgunakan - menganiaya

例句

He was abusing his position at work.

basic

She stopped abusing drugs a year ago.

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They were punished for abusing the rules.

basic

People often don't realize they're abusing their power until it's too late.

natural

If you keep abusing my trust, I won't help you anymore.

natural

Stop abusing the system just to get what you want!

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