单词 | cruel |
释义 | cruel cruel /ˈkruː.əl/ /krʊəl/ adjective (crueller, cruellest or crueler, cruelest) B1 extremely unkind and unpleasant and causing pain to people or animals intentionally: » Don't tease him about his weight - it's cruel.» Children can be very cruel to each other.Thesaurus+: ↑Unkind, cruel and unfeeling , ↑Violent or aggressive , ↑Treating people or animals badly , ↑Insults and abuseF0 causing suffering: » His death was a cruel blow.Thesaurus+: ↑Unkind, cruel and unfeeling , ↑Violent or aggressive , ↑Treating people or animals badly , ↑Insults and abusecruelly /-i/ adverb► B2 in a cruel wayThesaurus+: ↑Unkind, cruel and unfeeling , ↑Violent or aggressive , ↑Treating people or animals badly , ↑Insults and abuseWord Builder:–Nouns: cruelty–Adjectives: cruel–Adverbs: cruelly • • • Extra Examples:» It's so cruel to keep a pony chained up like that all the time.» Can't you see that you're really frightening your little brother? Don't be so cruel.» We appear to have been the victims of a cruel practical joke.» Fate played a cruel trick on him when he was badly injured in his first international game.» Keeping animals in these conditions is unbelievably cruel - the farmer ought to be prosecuted. |
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