2008年3月31日 星期一

opening, Human Rights Abuses

Human Rights Abuses Increase in China, Olympic Protester Says

Ongoing violence in Tibet is another example of how China ignores human
rights, Reporters Without Borders told DW-WORLD.DE. The Paris-based media
group called for a boycott of the 2008 Olympic opening ceremony.

The DW-WORLD Article
http://newsletter.dw-world.de/re?l=evy0kuI44va89pI5


abuse (BEHAVIOUR) Show phonetics
verb [T]
to use or treat someone or something wrongly or badly, especially in a way that is to your own advantage:
She is continually abusing her position/authority by getting other people to do things for her.
I never expected that he would abuse the trust I placed in him.
Several of the children had been sexually/physically/emotionally abused.

abuse Show phonetics
noun [C or U]
when someone uses or treats someone or something wrongly or badly, especially in a way that is to their own advantage:
an abuse (= wrong use) of privilege/power/someone's kindness
sexual/physical/mental abuse (= bad treatment)
She claimed to have been a victim of child abuse (= the treatment of children in a bad, esp. sexual, way).
Drug and alcohol abuse (= Using these substances in a bad way) contributed to his early death.

abuser Show phonetics
noun [C]
someone who abuses someone or something:
a child abuser
a drug/solvent abuser



open (BEGIN) Show phonetics
verb [I or T]
to (cause to) begin:
I would like to open my talk by giving a brief background to the subject.
I'm going to open an account with another bank.
The Olympic Games open tomorrow.
A new radio station is due to open (up) next month.
The film opens (= will be shown for the first time) in New York and Los Angeles next week.

opening Show phonetics
adjective [before noun]
happening at the beginning of an event or activity:
her opening remarks
the opening night

opening Show phonetics
noun
1 [C usually singular] the beginning of something:
The opening of the novel is amazing.

2 [C] the beginning of a game of chess:
If you want to get anywhere in chess, you have to study the various openings.

openers Show phonetics
plural noun INFORMAL
for openers first:
Just for openers, I'd like to ask a question.

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