M8U1P4 Grammar and usage.pptVIP

noun [U]rude and offensive words said to another person: 辱骂 He hurled (a stream/torrent of) abuse at her (= He said a lot of rude and offensive things to her). child abuse noun [U] when adults intentionally treat children in a cruel or violent way 虐待儿童 be under threat of sth.to be in a situation where people are threatening you with something bad or unpleasant: 在……的威胁之下 She left the country under threat of arrest if she returned. [I] If something bad threatens to happen, it is likely to happen: 预兆,征兆 Look at those clouds! There’s a storm threatening. [T] to be like