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maltreatment

/mal-treet/US // mælˈtrit //UK // (mælˈtriːt) //

虐待,虐待行为,凌辱,凌虐

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to treat or handle badly, cruelly, or roughly; abuse: to maltreat a prisoner.

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Examples

  • He also buys wild animals kept as pets, such as a foulmouthed Tucumán Amazon parrot and a maltreated ocelot in critical condition.