n. 滥用；恶习；侮辱；恶言
vt. 滥用；虐待；辱骂；
用作名词(n.)
Abuses multiply when citizens are indifferent.
公民一旦漠不关心,弊端就会丛生。
Child abuse is a punishable offense.
虐待儿童是一种该受惩处的违法行为。
用作动词(v.)
用作及物动词
S+～+ n./pron.
Don't abuse the confidence they have placed in you.
不要辜负他们对你的信任。
He has abused my confidence in him.
他辜负了我对他的信任。
He could not abuse their trust.
他不能辜负他们的信赖。
1. West was wilfully blind to the abuse that took place.
韦斯特对发生的虐待行为故意视而不见。
2. A small group of youths stayed behind to heckle and shout abuse.
一小群小青年没走，在起哄、叫骂。
3. They were jostled and subjected to a torrent of verbal abuse.
他们被推来搡去，受到大肆的谩骂攻击。
4. The abuse of women needs to be treated seriously and sensitively.
虐待妇女问题需要得到严肃而认真的处理。
5. John received constant physical and psychological abuse from his father.
约翰不断遭到父亲身体和心理上的双重虐待。
6. Cases of child abuse often go unreported or ignored by uninformed citizens.
虐待儿童案件常常没人举报，或者为缺乏相关知识的公民所忽略。