misused
past simple and past participle ofmisuse
| 单词 | misused |
| 释义 | misused past simple and past participle ofmisuse misuse verb[T] uk/ˌmɪsˈjuːz/us/ˌmɪsˈjuːz/C1 to use something in anunsuitableway or in a way that was notintended: She wasaccusedof misusingcompanyfunds. Synonym misapply Using and misusing
Examplesofmisusedmisused In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. As already noted, and discussed in more detail later, entirely legitimate medical research can bemisusedas well as used to help the sick. From theCambridge English Corpus She stated that there was no evidence suggesting that he hadmisusedthe money. From theCambridge English Corpus Those people did not care much about limitations of the arguments and oftenmisusedthe theoretical results. From theCambridge English Corpus Reduced tolerance may result in a decrease of substance use with no decrease in the effects of themisuseddrug. From theCambridge English Corpus Because of the lack of transparency and accountability, the money credited to the pension schemes has beenmisused. From theCambridge English Corpus In many parts of the world it forms a dangerous source of infection and is frequentlymisused. From theCambridge English Corpus Consistent with the findings reported in the literature, no children systematically both misunderstood andmisuseda pronoun. From theCambridge English Corpus A human editor knows immediately whether the word ismisusedby judging from the context. From theCambridge English Corpus Technology can be used for good but it could also bemisused. From theCambridge English Corpus For another example, needs-of-labour arguments face the criticism that agents frequentlymisusedauthority. From theCambridge English Corpus That is, the child sometimesmisusedresultative compounds as morphological causatives. From theCambridge English Corpus Data from the fishing task and the free-play samples showed that although inconsistent errors were observed, no child systematicallymisuseda pronoun. From theCambridge English Corpus It may be that the author has simplymisusedthe term. From theCambridge English Corpus In other situations, universals can bemisusedto promote interpretative hegemony. From theCambridge English Corpus Most of this work, we felt,misusedhistorical materials to vastly overstate the ability of crafty corporate leaders to shape key features of social legislation. From theCambridge English Corpus 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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