mistreat
🇬🇧 UK/mɪs'triːt/🇺🇸 US/.mis'tri:t/
B2
Definitions
v.
To treat a person or animal roughly, cruelly, or unfairly.
虐待;粗暴对待
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.mistreat sb虐待某人
- 2.mistreat animals虐待动物
- 3.be mistreated遭受虐待
- 4.deliberately mistreat故意虐待
Example Sentences
- 1.
The organization was accused of [mistreating] workers in factories.
- 2.
He would never [mistreat] animals; he loved all creatures.