释义 |
maltreatmal‧treat /mælˈtriːt/ verb [transitive] VERB TABLEmaltreat |
Present | I, you, we, they | maltreat | | he, she, it | maltreats | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | maltreated | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have maltreated | | he, she, it | has maltreated | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had maltreated | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will maltreat | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have maltreated |
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Present | I | am maltreating | | he, she, it | is maltreating | | you, we, they | are maltreating | Past | I, he, she, it | was maltreating | | you, we, they | were maltreating | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been maltreating | | he, she, it | has been maltreating | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been maltreating | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be maltreating | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been maltreating |
- Several of the prisoners had been maltreated.
- A landowner could have his monument protected if he wished but he might prefer to maltreat it or destroy it completely.
- It was all very well for the government in Moscow to lay down severe penalties for its servants who maltreated the natives.
- Its boards were bowed and creaking; it had been maltreated in its own time.
- They were severely maltreated, and were only released after the intervention of the International Committee of the Red Cross.
- We are accustomed, almost from birth, to hear of children being maltreated.
to treat a person or animal cruelly SYN mistreat: The hostages said they were hungry but had not been maltreated.—maltreatment noun [uncountable]: evidence of animal maltreatment |