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单词 misuse
释义
misuse
verb[T]
uk
/ˌmɪsˈjuːz/us
/ˌmɪsˈjuːz/
C1
to use something in anunsuitableway or in a way that was notintended:
错用，误用；滥用；盗用
She wasaccusedof misusingcompanyfunds.她被指控盗用公司资金。
Synonym
misapply
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Using and misusing
  • adopt
  • adoption
  • avail
  • availyourselfofsomething
  • be/go heavy onsomethingidiom
  • exhaust
  • go through
  • gobblesomethingup
  • make capital out ofsomethingidiom
  • max
  • max out
  • spare
  • spent
  • swallow
  • tap
  • turn over
  • turn tosomeone/something
  • turn/usesomethingto good accountidiom
  • unblock
  • underuse
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misuse
noun[CorU]
uk
/ˌmɪsˈjuːs/us
/ˌmɪsˈjuːs/
C1
anoccasionwhen something is used in anunsuitableway or in a way that was notintended:
错用，误用；滥用；盗用
This newcomputersystemiscompletelyunnecessaryand a misuseoftaxpayers'money.这个新的计算机系统完全没有必要，是滥用纳税人的钱。
the misuse ofpower/drugs滥用权力／药物
Compare
abusenoun
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Using and misusing
  • adopt
  • adoption
  • avail
  • availyourselfofsomething
  • be/go heavy onsomethingidiom
  • exhaust
  • go through
  • gobblesomethingup
  • make capital out ofsomethingidiom
  • max
  • max out
  • spare
  • spent
  • swallow
  • tap
  • turn over
  • turn tosomeone/something
  • turn/usesomethingto good accountidiom
  • unblock
  • underuse
See more results »
(Definition ofmisusefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

misuse| American Dictionary

misuse
verb[T]
us
/mɪsˈjuz/
to use something in anunsuitableway or in a way that was notintended:
She’s beenaccusedof misusingfederalfundstopayfor her son’sprivateschoolexpenses.

misuse

noun[C/U]us
/mɪsˈjus/
[C]This newcomputersystemiscompletelyunnecessaryand a misuse oftaxpayers’money.
(Definition ofmisusefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

misuse| Business English

misuse
noun[CorU]
uk
/ˌmɪsˈjuːs/us
theactof using somethingwronglyor in adishonestway:
There are newrulesaboutmobilephoneuse atwork, and newpenaltiesfor misuse.
misuse of sthThedirectorswerechargedwith misuse offunds.
ablatantmisuse ofpower
creditcard/computer/internetmisuse
misuse
verb[T]
uk
/ˌmɪsˈjuːz/us
to use somethingwronglyor in adishonestway:
misuse assets/funds/moneyHe wasaccusedof misusing $2.4 million inunionfunds.
misuse your office/position/powerHeropponentsclaimthat she misused herposition.
(Definition ofmisusefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmisuse

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This misuses the effort the target article took to reason carefully.
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I feel quite sad that the world media has decided to concentrate on many of the misuses.
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Some conclusions can usefully be drawn about what conditions are likely to encourage drugsmisuseand what kinds of interventions might help.
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There were suggestions that the articles involved themisuseof historical concepts and their evidence was wrong.
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A study of antipsychotic drug use in nursing homes: epidemiological evidence suggestingmisuse.
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Another discusses sleep disorders but surprisingly there is not one on addiction and drugmisuse, now recognised to be a significant problem in later life.
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Those with organic psychoses or psychoses linked to major substancemisusewere excluded.
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None of the participants were excluded due to being over 45 years, having psychotic illness or substancemisuse.
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They underpinned devotion to relics and images, fostered the widespread use (andmisuse) of sacramentals, and buttressed the thriving tradition of pilgrimage to prominent shrines.
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Few studies focused on special patient groups such as homeless people or people with co-morbid substancemisuse.
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Alcohol-related fractures are common in chronic alcoholmisuseand are associated with reduced bone mass and a higher incidence of osteoporosis.
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Finally, the code of conduct to prevent themisuseof pension assets seems to have a positive impact on performance.
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Such restrictions should not fall more heavily on biological materials than on chemical or radiological ones, given their tremendous potential formisuse.
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Only under rare circumstances should findings be withheld, and then only to the extent required to reasonably protect against dangerousmisuse.
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The authorities may try to maintain the established meaning against the popularmisusebut thismisuse, if persisted in, imposes itself upon them.
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