B noun /BrE əˈbjuːs
, AmE əˈbjus
/ 1 [uncountable] (maltreatment) 虐待; (sexual) 性虐待
2 [uncountable and countable] (misuse) 滥用; abuses of the judicial system 践踏司法体制的行为
3 [uncountable] (insult) 辱骂; a stream or shower of abuse 一通谩骂;
a term of abuse 骂人话;
to hurl abuse at sb 破口大骂某人