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单词 mistreat
释义
mistreat
verb[T]
uk
/ˌmɪsˈtriːt/us
/ˌmɪsˈtriːt/
totreatapersonoranimalbadly,cruelly, orunfairly:
虐待
Bothparentshavedeniedchargesof mistreatingtheirchildren.父母双方均否认虐待子女的指控。
Ithinkpeoplewho mistreattheirpetsshould bebannedfromkeepingthem.我认为虐待宠物的人应当被禁止养宠物。
Synonyms
abuse
ill-treat
maltreatformal
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Treating people or animals badly
  • a raw dealidiom
  • abuser
  • anti-harassment
  • at the hands ofsomeoneidiom
  • batten
  • batten onsomeone
  • ill-treat
  • ill-treatment
  • ill-used
  • impose
  • inflict
  • prey
  • prey onsomething
  • putsomeonethroughsomething
  • put upon
  • tyrannize
  • tyranny
  • uncared for
  • use
  • victimization
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mistreatment
(Definition ofmistreatfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

mistreat| American Dictionary

mistreat
verb[T]
us
/mɪsˈtrit/
totreatapersonoranimalbadlyorcruelly:
Theownersof thekennelwereaccusedof mistreating theanimalsintheircare.

mistreatment

noun[U]us
/mɪsˈtrit·mənt/
Thesadconditionof thehorsessuggestedalongperiodof mistreatment andneglect.
(Definition ofmistreatfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmistreat

mistreat
Second, he claimed that his wife had never been mistreated and had no cause to flee.
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Both populations are acutely aware of how they have been grossly mistreated by the normal workings of their political system.
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Two were siblings, mistreated as epilepsy for years without success.
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A sense of peoplehood from whatever source, even simply the experience of being mistreated as a group, could engender nationalist aspirations.
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In the final analysis, the story reinforces the notion that men oftenmistreatwomen and that women must get themselves out of such situations.
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In most cases, however, the reason that one should notmistreatanimals is for the sake of the animals themselves.
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Vickers's wife had allegedly begged him not to send her husband there, as she feared he might be mistreated.
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One-quarter (24%) of the respondents reported knowing an older person who had been neglected or mistreated, and four per cent were not sure.
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Khullana did - not simply accuse her co-wife of having mistreated and dishonored her.
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Corrupt officials who mistreated the people were consistently condemned.
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Wellman correctly responds that the view that infants do not have rights does not imply that we have no moral reasons to refrain from mistreating them.
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Williams argues that is it absurd to hold that infants do not have rights because this view implies that we have no moral reasons to refrain from mistreating infants.
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Families will be afforded some assistance if their dottled relatives are being mistreated or exploited.
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Western diplomats were roughed up and mistreated in various ways.
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This principle falls down when we ignore these criteria and allow membership to countries where people are being marginalised and mistreated.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
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