| 词汇 | cruel |
| 释义 | cruelWord family noun cruelty cruelnessadjective cruel adverb cruelly cru·el /ˈkruːəl/ ●●● S3 adjectiveadj 1 CRUELmaking someone suffer or feel unhappy 令人极痛苦的，残酷的 His death was a cruel blow. 他的死是个无情的打击。 Sometimes life seems unbearably cruel. ► see thesaurus at unkind 有时候生活残酷得让人无法承受。 2 CRUELdeliberately hurting people or animals 残忍的，刻毒伤人的 OPP kind The prisoner was a hard cruel man. 这个囚犯残酷无情。 cruel jokes about mothers-in-law 有关岳母的刻薄笑话 It was a cruel tactless thing to say. 这话说得刻毒了，很不得体。 cruel to She was often cruel to her sister. 她经常对妹妹很刻薄。 3. be cruel to be kind HELPto do something to someone that will make them upset or unhappy in order to help them in another way 为了对某人好就得对他狠 Examples from the Corpus be cruel to be kind• George did not like being firm with Lennie but he knew that he had to be cruel to be kind.• So now I've got to be cruel to be kind.• You have to be cruel to be kind.• You've got to be cruel to be kind, and dismantling the Dome would be the best solution for everybody. —cruelly adverbadv He was cruelly neglected by his parents. 父母狠心地对他不管不顾。 THESAURUS cruel deliberately hurting people or making them suffer 残酷的，残忍的 5It was cruel to lock him in there all day. 把他整天锁在那里是很残忍的。 nIt was cruel to lock the dog in the garage all day. Her father had been very cruel to her when she was a child. 她小时候父亲对她很残忍。 a cruel, selfish woman 一个残酷、自私的女人 heartless not feeling any pity and not caring about other people or their problems 无情的，狠心的 How could you be so heartless! 你怎么会这么狠心？ He was cold and heartless and had no concern for the welfare of his employees. 他冷酷无情，完全不顾员工的幸福安康。 sadistic getting pleasure from making other people suffer 虐待狂的，残酷成性的 a sadistic killer 凶残的杀手 a sadistic thing to do 残忍的事 barbaric extremely cruel, in a way that shocks people 野蛮的，凶残的 a barbaric punishment 残忍的处罚 a barbaric sport 野蛮的运动 vicious very violent and cruel, especially by suddenly attacking someone and causing injury to them 〔尤指突袭致伤而〕凶狠的，凶残的 a vicious attack on an innocent man 对一名无辜男子的凶狠攻击 Some dogs can be vicious. 有些狗很凶猛。 brutal very cruel and violent, in a way that shows no human feelings 残暴的，残酷的，兽性的 a brutal dictator 残暴的独裁者 the brutal methods used by the secret police 秘密警察使用的残酷手段 inhumane inhumane conditions, treatment etc are not considered acceptable because they cause too much suffering 〔处境、待遇等〕残忍的，不人道的 the inhumane treatment of prisoners 囚犯的非人待遇 cold-blooded a cold-blooded murder, attack etc is done without showing any feeling or pity for the person who is attacked. A cold-blooded killer kills people without showing any pity 〔凶杀案、袭击或凶手等〕冷酷无情的，冷血的 a woman's cold-blooded murder of her devoted husband 一名女子对深爱她的丈夫的冷血谋杀 a cold-blooded psychopath 一个冷酷无情的精神变态者 Examples from the Corpus cruel• People say showbusiness can be very cruel.• Children can sometimes be very cruel.• Killing animals just for their skins seems cruel.• Brand was a cruel and intimidating man who abused his children and his wife.• The mortals seemed miserable and the children cruel and now there was nothing left of the spectacle.• In the second place, he invented fishnets, a cruel device whereby innocent fish leap weeping to your frying pans.• The heavy mouth, the yellow skin, the cruel eyes - these told the real story.• I knew I was cruel in letting the walks go on as if nothing had changed.• Lyle was always playing cruel jokes on his little sister.• The electric chair is possibly the cruelest method of execution.• It had been a very cruel murder.• It was cruel of you to frighten the poor boy like that.• He didn't seem the sort of man to be cruel on purpose.• A vindictive, cruel policy of repression also maimed the economy.• An unknowable, harsh and cruel society had destroyed his father for no apparent reason.• Her parents were very cruel to her when she was young.• She married a man who was very cruel to her.• I think it's cruel to keep dogs locked up inside all day.• a long cruel winter cruel blow• Yet with their very first attack, the visitors struck a cruel blow.• The fact Pears could be ruled out of the crunch game at Molineux is a cruel blow after his superb season.• It is a cruel blow and one that again underlines the inconsistency of the red card law.• This had been a cruel blow, but it wouldn't stop her from ensuring that justice was done.• It would have been an unnecessary and cruel blow for her to see her old home in its state of decay.• That was a cruel blow for Howard Wilkinson's team, who had made a committed, controlled and commanding start.• He wanted to give comfort, and protect her from the cruel blow life had dealt her. cruel to• Her mother could be cruel to her at times. (1200-1300) Old French Latin crudelis, from crudus; → CRUDE1 |
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