misusing
present participle ofmisuse
| 单词 | misusing |
| 释义 | misusing present 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
Examplesofmisusingmisusing In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. If we could make flawless machines, any errors would then be due even more certainly to blunders of peoplemisusingthem. From theCambridge English Corpus Concerns about patientsmisusingmedication, experiencing impaired thinking ability, or diverting opioids for non-clinical use by others, were reported by 44.1%, 35.8% and 23.8%, respectively. From theCambridge English Corpus If the student has not yet been taught those keywords, it is not the student's fault formisusingthe keywords. From theCambridge English Corpus Her brother enlists the members of the volunteer fire department, up to now better known formisusingpublic funds for their clubhouse. From theCambridge English Corpus As a result of all the fuss aboutmisusinggood ad verbally, the word, like the pronoun me, has become suspect. From theCambridge English Corpus These qualities are the more necessary in an era when political polemicsmisusingthe historical past are ever more prevalent. From theCambridge English Corpus The complexities of randomizing in primary care were exaggerated in our study due to the characteristics of peoplemisusingillicit drugs, who often lead time pressured, chaotic lifestyles. From theCambridge English Corpus Mentoring programmes have not been shown to be effective with young people who are already truanting, involved in criminal activities,misusingsubstances or who are aggressive. From theCambridge English Corpus The reeves and the council will know what people aremisusingtheir rights or what animals are straying. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The police already have a wide range of options in respect of those whom they findmisusingsolvents. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is a ready-made opportunity of discontent and ofmisusingthe idealism of young people. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Or is he perhapsmisusingthe word and using it in inverted commas? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Other milder, but still unpleasant side-effects such as feelings of hostility, apathy and depression, have been frequently reported by thosemisusingthe drug. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The initial findings are that mandatory drug testing is only partly successful in deterring prisoners frommisusingdrugs or causing them to cut down. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We must be very careful aboutmisusinghighly emotive figures such as these. 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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