cruel

[US]/ˈkruːəl/
[UK]/ˈkruːəl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. 残酷的, 残忍的,使人受难的
Word Forms
最高级cruellest
比较级crueller

Phrases & Collocations

extremely cruel

极其残忍;惨绝人寰

Example Sentences

in a cruel predicament

在痛苦的折磨中

the victim of a cruel hoax.

一场大骗局的受害者

He is cruel to animals.

他对动物很残酷。

cruel and inhuman behavior.

残暴的非人道行为。

the girl had a cruel face.

这个女孩有一张残忍的脸。

cruel or degrading treatment.

残酷的或者可耻的待遇。

Tigers are cruel by nature.

老虎生性残忍。

It is cruel to drown the cat in the river.

把猫淹死在河里是残忍的。

a savage attack on a political rival.See Synonyms at cruel

冷酷无情地攻击政敌参见 cruel

That crueled the experiment.

这(件事)破坏了试验的成功。

Fate dealt him a cruel blow.

命运给他以惨痛的打击。

Don't slash your horse in that cruel way.

不要那样残忍地鞭打你的马。

It's cruel to use a whip to punish a child.

用鞭子惩罚孩子是残酷的。

Their cruel treatment of prisoners was abominable.

他们虐待犯人的做法令人厌恶。

the constitutional prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment

宪法对残酷与异常惩罚手段的禁止

They were the victims of a cruel hoax.

他们是一个残忍恶作剧的受害者。

He thinks it cruel to confine a lark in a cage.

他认为把云雀关在笼子里太残忍了。

A mother who is cruel to her child is unnatural.

母亲对孩子残忍是不近人情的。

I can't stand people who are cruel to animals.

我受不了残忍对待动物的人。

Real-world Examples

I was cruel, and I'm never cruel.

我当时很毒,这和我个性不合。

Source: Selected Electronic Love Letters

And some people are just inherently cruel.

有些人真的是非常残酷。

Source: Listen to a little bit of fresh news every day.

His answer was brutal, cruel and inhumane.

他的答案很残忍、残酷,且没人性。

Source: TED Talks (Video Edition) July 2018 Collection

Yet for one creature, that strategy seems almost cruel.

然而对于个体生物,求生策略至关重要。

Source: Discovery Channel: Battle of the Dinosaurs

Maybe you'd call it cruel but others would call it love, tough love!

或许你认为这很残酷,但是,有些人会称这是爱,严厉的爱!

Source: Villains' Tea Party

" Fate is cruel, " he thought. " Fate is cruel to me."

“命运真残酷,” 他想,“命运对我太残酷了。”

Source: The Trumpet Swan

You have A cruel sense of humor.

你这幽默感还真刻毒。

Source: Ice Age 1 Highlights

Come home immediately, you cruel boy! '

赶紧回家,你这个没良心的孩子!”

Source: Oliver Twist (abridged version)

The slow and agonizing method through which children are tortured and killed seems needlessly cruel.

用这种缓慢而痛苦的方法折磨和杀害儿童似乎是不必要的残忍。

Source: Deep Dive into the Movie World (LSOO)

It's the way of surviving in this cruel cruel world that she finds herself in.

这是她在这个残酷的世界中生存的方式。

Source: Appreciation of English Poetry

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