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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary
- 虐待
[nüèdài]
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1.
verb
ill-treat
Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 虐待
[nüèdài]
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1.
动
用残酷凶狠的手段对待
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不准虐待老人。
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2.
对象只能是处于相对弱势的人或某些动物(如力畜、猫狗等)。
Examples
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备受虐待
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be subjected to every kind of maltreatment
→ 备
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这起儿子虐待老人的事件,引起了群众的极大愤慨。
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The maltreatment of the old man by his son aroused great public indignation.
→ 愤慨
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他这么虐待老人,真叫人看不过去。
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Nobody can stand his cruelty towards his own old parents.
→ 看不过去
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虐待俘虏是违反政策的。
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Any maltreatment of prisoners of war is against our policy.
→ 虐待
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他问她是否曾经被某个人虐待。
→ 某
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子女不得虐待老人。
→ 虐待
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在纳粹集中营里,他受到了非人的虐待。
→ 非人
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战俘备受虐待。
→ 战俘
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具有性虐待嗜好的人心理肯定不健康。
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Those who are addicted to sexual abuse must be mentally ill.
→ 性虐待
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他们对虐待动物的行为提出了强烈抗议。
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They protested vehemently against cruelty to animals.
→ 抗议
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Collocations
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受到虐待
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to be subjected to maltreatment
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长期虐待
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to torture somebody for a long time
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精神虐待
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spiritually maltreated
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虐待狂
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sadism
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虐待小孩
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to mistreat a child
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