ill-treatment
noun [ U ] uk/ˌɪlˈtriːt.mənt/ us/ˌɪlˈtriːt.mənt/
虐待
the act of treating someone badly, especially by being violent or by not taking care of them
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。
See: ill-treat
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- 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.