a‧buse 1 S2 W3 / əbjus / 名词

1 [复数形式，不可数] cruel or violent treatment of someone :

several cases of child abuse

physical/sexual/racial abuse

Many children suffer racial abuse at school.

An independent committee will look into alleged human rights abuses.

2 [可数和不可数名词] the use of something in a way that it should not be used 同义词 misuse

abuse of

government officials’ abuse of power

A self-monitoring tax system is clearly open to abuse (= able to be used wrongly ) .

alcohol/drug abuse (= the practice of drinking too much or taking illegal drugs ) → solvent abuse

3 [不可数名词] rude or offensive things that someone says when they are angry :

vandalism and 动词 al abuse directed at old people

a torrent/stream of abuse (= a series of rude or angry words )

shout/hurl/scream abuse at somebody

The other driver started hurling abuse at me. → a term of abuse at term 1 ( 3 )