1. 虐待;粗暴對待 If a person or animal is maltreated, they are treated badly, especially by being hurt.
e.g. He said that he was not tortured or maltreated during his detention... 他說(shuō)自己在押期間并未遭受拷問(wèn)和虐待。 e.g. Only when the animals were seriously maltreated was any inspection or prosecution called for. 只有在動(dòng)物遭到嚴重虐待時(shí)才有必要進(jìn)行調查或起訴。
maltreat英英釋義
verb
1. treat badly
e.g. This boss abuses his workers She is always stepping on others to get ahead