(动词 mistreat 的现在分词)虐待;苛待;不公正地对待(某人/某物),使其受到伤害或不良对待。常指长期或反复的坏对待。
/ˌmɪsˈtriːtɪŋ/
The boss was mistreating his staff.
老板在苛待员工。
By ignoring her warnings and publicly blaming her for the failure, they were mistreating her in a way that damaged both her confidence and her reputation.
他们无视她的警告,还公开把失败怪到她头上,这种做法是在以一种伤害她自信与名誉的方式苛待她。
由前缀 **mis-**(表示“错误地、坏地”)+ treat(对待)构成,字面意思是“以不好的方式对待”。Mistreating 是其进行时/现在分词形式,用于强调动作正在发生或作为定语使用。