cruel
- adj.残忍的;残酷的;残暴的;冷酷的;(规则等)严格的, 严峻的;引起痛苦的;令人极痛苦的，刻毒伤人的
- adv.<方>极端地, 非常
- vt.<澳俚>搞糟，使没有成功可能
最高级： cruellest 比较级： crueller 派生词： cruelly adv.
cru- 粗野,残酷 + -el suffix表示“极小的”
crueladj.
残酷的；冷酷的；残忍的；残暴的
having a desire to cause pain and suffering
a cruel dictator
残暴的独裁者
I can't stand people who are cruel to animals.
我无法容忍虐待动物的人。
Her eyes were cruel and hard.
她目光冷酷。
Sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind (= make sb suffer because it will be good for them later) .
有时候为了某人好你就得对他狠。
引起痛苦的
causing pain or suffering
a cruel punishment/joke
残酷的惩罚；挖苦人的笑话
Her father's death was a cruel blow .
父亲去世对她是一大打击。
The dog had been cruelly treated.
那条狗一直受虐待。
I was cruelly deceived.
我被骗得惨透了。
cruel
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ADJ-GRADED 残酷的;冷酷的;残忍的;残暴的
Someone who is cruel deliberately causes pain or distress to people or animals.Children can be so cruel...
孩子有时可能会相当残忍。
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Douglas was often cruelly tormented by jealous siblings.
道格拉斯经常被嫉妒他的兄弟姐妹整得很惨。
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ADJ-GRADED (处境或事件)引起痛苦的，残酷的
A situation or event that is cruel is very harsh and causes people distress....struggling to survive in a cruel world with which they cannot cope...
在一个难以应付的残酷世界里拼命求生
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His life has been cruelly shattered by an event not of his own making.
他的一生被一件原本与他无关的事残酷地毁了。
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It is cruel to keep animals in confined spaces .
把动物关在狭小的空间里是残酷的。
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The whole episode had been a cruel deception .
整个经历都是残酷的骗局。
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I can 't stand people who are cruel to animals .
我无法容忍虐待动物的人。
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It saddened her that people could be so cruel .
人竟能如此残忍，这让她痛心。
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Her eyes were cruel and hard .
她目光冷酷。
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She felt deeply wounded by his cruel remarks .
他那刻薄的话语使她感到深受伤害。
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Their cruel remarks stung her into action .
他们伤人的话激怒了她，使她不得不采取行动。
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The defence lawyers claimed that the prisoners had been subjected to cruel and degrading treatment .
辩护律师声称囚犯遭到了残暴和侮辱性的对待。
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They were the victims of a cruel hoax .
他们成了一大骗局的上当受骗者。
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These cruel devices are designed to stop prisoners bending their legs
这些残酷的刑具是用来阻止犯人弯腿的。
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The wind was not as sharp and cruel as it had been .
风不像刚才那么凛冽和凶猛了。
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You 've been the victim of a rather cruel deception .
你是一场相当残忍的骗局的受害者。
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The detainees are often held in cruel and inhuman conditions
被拘留者的关押环境常常恶劣严酷、很不人道。
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Don 't you think it 's cruel to cage a creature up ?
你不认为把动物关进笼里太残忍了吗？
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By a cruel irony , his horse came down on a flat part of the course .
十分残酷而且极具讽刺意味的是，他的马在赛场的平地上摔倒了。
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He used a phrase I hate : ' You have to be cruel to be kind . '
他说了一句我讨厌的话：“要想善良，就得残忍。”
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Children can be so cruel
孩子有时可能会相当残忍。
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You may scoff but I honestly feel I 'm being cruel only to be kind
你可能不以为然，但我真的认为我狠下心来只是出于一片好意。
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Animal rights advocates argue that zoos are really animal prisons and very often cruel .
动物权利保护者指出动物园实际上是动物的牢笼，经常很残酷地对待动物。
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He is still the butt of cruel jokes about his humble origins .
他仍然因出身低微而被人无情嘲笑。
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He was a cruel and vicious man
他是一个残忍凶狠的男人。
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In a cruel twist of fate , Ann 's husband Bill is also suffering from the disease .
造物弄人，安的丈夫比尔也患上了那种病。
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After a cruel tongue lashing , he threw the girl out of the group .
一番严厉斥责之后，他把那女孩赶出了团队。
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It is plainly cruel to keep turtles as pets .
显然，养海龟作宠物十分残忍。
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No doubt I 'm biased , but it was the most cruel , evil human face I ever set eyes on
我固然是有偏见的，但那是我所见到的最残忍、最邪恶的人。
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He did not think he was any more cruel , any more vengeful than other men .
他认为自己并不比其他人更冷酷，也不比别人更爱报复。
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Marion 's father counter-attacked by saying that Blaze 's claims were cruel and untrue .
玛丽昂的父亲反击说布拉兹的说法冷酷无情，根本是在撒谎。
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He was self-centred , but he wasn 't cruel .
他很自私，但是并非无情。
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His cruel father nearly beat him to death .
残忍的父亲差点把他打死。
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Their cruel treatment of animals was abominable .
他们对待动物的残忍行为实在令人憎恶。
指极为残忍、暴力、野蛮的，强调没有同情心，含不择手段的意味。
brutal killing/murder/rape
野蛮的杀害/谋杀/强奸
The brutal attack on defenseless children and women was strongly criticized.
对手无寸铁的妇女和儿童进行的野蛮攻击遭到了强烈谴责。
普通用词，主要指行为或态度残忍的。
His cruel father nearly beat him to death.
残忍的父亲差点把他打死。
Fate dealt her a cruel blow.
命运给她以惨痛的打击。
He was criticized for his cruel acts.
他因行为残忍而受到谴责。
指为了达到个人目的而对他人的痛苦毫无怜悯之心的。
He is a ruthless adversary.
他是个冷酷无情的对手。
The dictator was ruthless in getting what he wanted.
那个独裁者为达目的不择手段，残酷无情。