请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 misuse
释义 mis·use
I. \(ˈ)mi|shüz, (ˈ)mis|yüz\ transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English misusen, partly from mis- (I) + usen to use; partly from Middle French mesuser to abuse, use wrongly, from Old French, from mes- mis- (I) + user to use — more at use
1. : to use incorrectly or carelessly : misapply
 < misuses words in such number that it is impossible to understand him >
2. : to use for a wrong or improper purpose
 < misuses his talents >
 < possibility that the members would misuse the organization for inhumane and selfish purposes — Raphael Demos >
 < regards a battle as a major occasion for misusing his social position — William Empson >
3. : to do harm to : abuse, mistreat
 < the intent of this regulation is highly commendable, namely to keep the Indians from being misused — C.B.Hitchcock >
II. \(ˈ)mi|shüs, (ˈ)mis|yüs\ noun
Etymology: Middle English, partly from mis- (I) + use; partly from Middle French mesus abuse, wrong use, from mes- mis- (I) + us use — more at use
1. : incorrect or careless use : misapplication
 < the first statement involves a misuse of the verb “to create” — Arthur Pap >
 < the misuse of words which are actually in the language — Barrett Wendell >
2. : wrong or improper use
 < intended to keep their secret until adequate controls against its misuse had been devised — Vera M. Dean >
随便看

 

英语词典包含332784条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/9/21 13:23:21