maltreat

英 [mæl'triːt] 美[,mæl'trit]
  • vt. 虐待;滥用;粗暴对待

TEM4IELTS畅通词汇

词态变化


第三人称单数: maltreats;过去式: maltreated;现在分词: maltreating;名词: maltreatment;

中文词源


maltreat 虐待

mal-,坏的,不良的,treat,对待。引申词义虐待。

英英释意


1. treat badly;
"This boss abuses his workers"
"She is always stepping on others to get ahead"

英文词源


maltreat (v.)
1708, from French maltraiter, or formed in English from mal- + treat (v.). Related: Maltreated; maltreating.

实用场景例句


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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Only very mean persons maltreat children.
只有非常卑鄙的人才虐待儿童.

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It is strictly forbidden to torture, insult or otherwise maltreat prisoners.
严禁对罪犯施加酷刑 、 侮辱和打骂虐待.

汉英非文学 - 白皮书

To be rough or brutal with; maltreat.
虐待粗暴或残忍地对待; 虐待.

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Never to maltreat children again!
莫再“心罚”孩子!

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