ill-treated
past participle, past simple ofill-treat
| 单词 | ill-treated |
| 释义 | ill-treated past participle, past simple ofill-treat ill-treat verb[T] uk/ˌɪlˈtriːt/us/ˌɪlˈtriːt/totreatsomeonebadly,especiallyby beingviolentor by not takingcareof them: Thechildhad beenseverelyill-treated by hisparents. Synonyms abuse maltreatformal mistreat Treating people or animals badly
Examplesofill-treatedill-treated In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. It is easy to work up enthusiasm when something fluffy and attractive isill-treated. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There are many people who have been badly advised,ill-treatedand fleeced. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 By far the majority were cases of respectable, hardworking women who were being bullied,ill-treated, and neglected by cruel and drunken husbands. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 On those broad facts it would appear that the librarians are notill-treated. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Is it not a recognised fact that any soldier has the right to appeal to a higher officer if he thinks he isill-treated? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They come from broken homes; they have been neglected, and in some cases evenill-treated. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Even when all these causes are removed, there will still be a number of cases where children areill-treated. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not think you can produce a horse in beautiful condition if it has been brutallyill-treated. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They may not get out of such asylums with their lives and are mercilesslyill-treated. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Incidentally, three others wereill-treated, he says, in the same way. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Take, for instance, the provision of refuges forill-treatedwomen and children. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They were notill-treated, but were held under armed guard. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The sows areill-treatedthroughout their 16-week pregnancy in dry sow stalls or tether stalls. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We are aware of unconfirmed reports that he wasill-treated. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not understand why this warrior is moreill-treatedunder subsection (4) than he would be if he were a civilian. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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