及物动词虐待; 亏待

1. 滥用：Pejorative贬义前缀 | Maltreat滥用 | Malpractice渎职

2. 滥用,虐待,误用,粗暴对待：entreaty,恳求,乞求 | maltreat,滥用,虐待,误用,粗暴对待 | retreat,撤退,处理,逃避,隐居

3. 粗暴地对待,虐待：malfunction 发生功能障碍,发生障碍 | maltreat 粗暴地对待,虐待 | manifest 显然的,明了的

1. 虐待;粗暴对待
If a person or animal is maltreated, they are treated badly, especially by being hurt.

e.g. He said that he was not tortured or maltreated during his detention...
他说自己在押期间并未遭受拷问和虐待。
e.g. Only when the animals were seriously maltreated was any inspection or prosecution called for.
只有在动物遭到严重虐待时才有必要进行调查或起诉。

verb

1. treat badly

e.g. This boss abuses his workers
She is always stepping on others to get ahead

Synonym: mistreatabuseill-usestepill-treat