ill-treat

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌill-ˈtreat verb [transitive]  CRUELto be cruel to someone, especially to a child or animal 虐待〔尤指孩子或动物〕 a rescue centre for ill-treated horses 安置受虐马匹的援救中心 —ill-treatment noun [uncountable]→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

ill-treat• Webb said the three men had not been ill-treated in any way.

ˌill-ˈtreat verbChineseSyllable  

a be or to child to to especially someone, cruel Corpus

ill-treat
ˌill-ˈtreat verb [transitive]
to be cruel to someone, especially to a child or animal:
    a rescue centre for ill-treated horses
—ill-treatment noun [uncountable]

ill-treatBrE /ˌɪl ˈtriːt/ 🔊NAmE /ˌɪl ˈtriːt/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they ill-treat BrE /ˌɪl ˈtriːt/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌɪl ˈtriːt/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it ill-treats BrE /ˌɪl ˈtriːts/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌɪl ˈtriːts/ 🔊past simple ill-treated BrE /ˌɪl ˈtriːtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌɪl ˈtriːtɪd/ 🔊past participle ill-treated BrE /ˌɪl ˈtriːtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌɪl ˈtriːtɪd/ 🔊 -ing form ill-treating BrE /ˌɪl ˈtriːtɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌɪl ˈtriːtɪŋ/ 🔊~ sb to treat sb in a cruel or unkind way 虐待▸ ill-treatment BrE /ˌɪl ˈtriːtmənt/ 🔊NAmE /ˌɪl ˈtriːtmənt/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] ◆the ill-treatment of prisoners对犯人的虐待