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ill-treatment
noun[ U ]
uk /ˌɪlˈtriːt.mənt/ us /ˌɪlˈtriːt.mənt/
the act of treating someone badly, especially by being violent or by not taking care of them: 虐待
Many asylum seekers described the ill-treatment they had received in detention centres.许多寻求庇护者描述了他们在拘留中心受到的虐待。
Workers had no formal means to complain about ill-treatment.工人们没有正式的途径来投诉虐待。
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ill-treat
Ill-treatment is known to lead to high rates of depression.
Some media reports allege ill-treatment of farm workers.
She likened the plight of aquarium animals to the past exposés of ill-treatment and ill-health at zoos.
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abuser
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batten
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ill-treat
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impose
inflict
prey on something
put someone through something
put upon
reduce
uncared for
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victimization
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victimology
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