| 单词 | cruel |
| 释义 | cruelcruel /ˈkruəl/ ●●○ adjective 1deliberately upsetting or hurting people or animals: Killing animals just for their skins seems cruel.cruel to Her mother could be cruel to her at times. He was the victim of a cruel joke.► see thesaurus at mean2THESAURUSvicious – very cruel and violent, and intended to hurt someone: The old man was beaten and kicked in a vicious attack.brutal – very cruel and violent, in a way that shows no human feelings: The police are investigating a series of brutal murders.abusive formal – saying cruel things or using physical violence: She finally left her abusive alcoholic husband.heartless – very unkind and not caring at all about other people’s feelings: It was heartless to deny the children medical treatment.inhumane formal – very cruel and causing more suffering than is acceptable: Stalin was one of the most inhumane dictators in history.ruthless – so determined to get what you want that you do not care if you have to hurt other people in order to do it: These men are ruthless terrorists and will kill anyone who tries to stop them.2making someone suffer or feel unhappy: Life can be very cruel. It had been a long cruel winter. Her death was a cruel blow. Cruel and unusual punishment is banned by the Constitution.3be cruel to be kind to do something that will make someone upset or unhappy, but that will actually help him or her [Origin: 1200–1300 Old French, Latin crudelis, from crudus raw, rough, cruel]—cruelly adverb |
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