【abusive】 - AEAS备考词汇

abusive

UK:  [ə'bjuːsɪv]

US:  [ə'bjusɪv]

adj.

1.滥用的,妄用的,误用的

2.骂人的,说人坏话的

3.恶语谩骂的

1 . All our love lives follow predictable cycles. You know, like that buddy of yours who seems to always date the abusive man.
所有我们的情感生活都遵循可预测的轨迹，正如有人似乎永远都在和乖戾的人约会。

2 . A woman in her 60s told me that she has not spoken to her mother for many years because her mother had been so abusive in her childhood.
一个60多岁的妇女跟我说她已经很多年没有和她母亲说过话了，因为她母亲曾在她童年时虐待过她。

3 . We'd also work with him on issues he may have with his upbringing, such as being in an abusive household.
我们还会帮助他可能在过去成长时期遇到的问题，例如：虐待家庭。

4 . I found a book about verbally abusive relationships and was enormously reassured and validated by it.
我找到了一本关于语言虐待关系的书，它很大程度上肯定了我的观点。

5 . If it was a business partnership, one person's dishonesty, abusive treatment, or irresponsibility may have harmed the other.
如果是商业合夥，其中有一人不诚实、苛待或不负责任而伤害到另一方。