VERB
虐待;粗暴对待
If a person or animal is maltreated, they are treated badly, especially by being hurt.
例句
He said that he was not tortured or maltreated during his detention...
他说自己在押期间并未遭受拷问和虐待。
Only when the animals were seriously maltreated was any inspection or prosecution called for.
只有在动物遭到严重虐待时才有必要进行调查或起诉。