abuse

abuse /ə'bju:s/
  • danh từ
    • sự lạm dụng, sự lộng hành
      • abuse of power: sự lạm quyền
      • to remedy abuses: sửa chữa thói lạm dụng
    • thói xấu, hủ tục
    • sự lăng mạ, sự sỉ nhục, sự chửi rủa, sự xỉ vả
    • sự nói xấu, sự gièm pha
    • (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ), (từ cổ,nghĩa cổ) sự ngược đãi, sự hành hạ
      • an abuse of animals: sự hành hạ súc vật
  • ngoại động từ
    • lạm dụng (quyền hành...)
    • lăng mạ, sỉ nhục, chửi rủa
    • nói xấu, gièm pha
      • to abuse somebody behind his bock: nói xấu sau lưng ai
    • (từ cổ,nghĩa cổ) lừa dối, lừa gạt
    • (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ), (từ cổ,nghĩa cổ) ngược đãi, hành hạ
 lạm dụng
  • computer abuse: lạm dụng máy tính
  • drug abuse: sự lạm dụng thuốc
  • information system abuse: lạm dụng hệ thống thông tin
    •  sự lạm dụng
  • drug abuse: sự lạm dụng thuốc
    •  sự lạm dụng
  • abuse of dominant position: sự lạm dụng địa vị cao hơn
  • abuse of power: sự lạm dụng quyền lực
  • abuse of trust: sự lạm dụng lòng tin
    • abuse of process
     lạm quyền tố tụng
    abuse of rights
     sự lạm quyền
    abuse of taxation
     sự thu thuế quá mức

    Xem thêm: maltreatment, ill-treatment, ill-usage, insult, revilement, contumely, vilification, misuse, mistreat, maltreat, ill-use, step, ill-treat, pervert, misuse, clapperclaw, blackguard, shout



    abuse

    Từ điển Collocation

    abuse noun

    1 wrong/bad use of sth

    ADJ. alcohol, drug, solvent, substance (= drugs or solvents)

    VERB + ABUSE be open to The legal system is open to abuse.

    PHRASES the abuse of power

    2 bad, usually violent treatment of sb

    ADJ. emotional, physical, sex/sexual | child, elder victims of child abuse | human rights ~s allegations of human rights abuses | alleged, suspected

    QUANT. case six cases of suspected child abuse

    VERB + ABUSE carry out, subject sb to She was subjected to regular sexual abuse. | suffer, take The child had taken a lot of emotional abuse. | suspect sb of

    ABUSE + VERB happen, occur, take place

    PHRASES an allegation of abuse, a perpetrator of abuse, a victim of abuse

    3 insulting words

    ADJ. verbal | personal, racial

    QUANT. stream, torrent He was subjected to a torrent of abuse.

    VERB + ABUSE hurl, scream, shout, shower sb with, subject sb to, yell | endure They had to endure continual racial abuse.

    PHRASES heap abuse on sb/sth Abuse and scorn were heaped on the proposals. | a target for/of abuse The team who lost became a target of abuse for angry fans. | a term of abuse Calling someone stupid is definitely a term of abuse.

    Từ điển WordNet

      v.

    • treat badly; mistreat, maltreat, ill-use, step, ill-treat

      This boss abuses his workers

      She is always stepping on others to get ahead

    • change the inherent purpose or function of something; pervert, misuse

      Don't abuse the system

      The director of the factory misused the funds intended for the health care of his workers

    • use foul or abusive language towards; clapperclaw, blackguard, shout

      The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket

      The angry mother shouted at the teacher

    • use wrongly or improperly or excessively

      Her husband often abuses alcohol

      while she was pregnant, she abused drugs

    English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

    abuses|abused|abusing
    syn.: damage ill-use injure mistreat