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亏待
kuī dài
Meaning
- to treat sb unfairly
Definition
亏待意为不公平地对待或让人受到委屈，尤其在物质或精神上未能给予应有的待遇。
Treat unfairly or not give what is due to someone, especially in terms of material or spiritual treatment.
Usage
常用于表示对某人不够好，或没有给予应有的报酬、尊重等。多用于否定形式，意为‘没有亏待’，也可用于肯定。
Often used to indicate that someone is not treated well or not given what they deserve, frequently in negative form ('not treat unfairly'), but also in affirmative.
Examples
- 1 公司从来没有亏待过员工，每年都涨工资。 (The company has never treated its employees unfairly, giving them raises every year.)
- 2 你放心吧，我不会亏待你的。 (Don't worry, I won't treat you unfairly.)
- 3 他觉得自己被亏待了，因为他的努力没有得到认可。 (He feels he has been treated unfairly because his efforts were not recognized.)
- 4 我们不应该亏待那些为我们付出的人。 (We should not mistreat those who have given for us.)
- 5 就算条件艰苦，父母也没有亏待过孩子。 (Even under tough conditions, the parents never let the children suffer.)
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