英语单词短语词组“cruel”的中文翻译、释义及用法解析-英汉词典

cruel

adjective

/ˈkruː.əl/us

/ˈkruː.əl/

crueller|cruellestorcrueler|cruelest

extremelyunkindandunpleasantandcausingpaintopeopleoranimalsintentionally:

残忍的；残酷的；刻毒伤人的

Don'tteasehim about hisweight- it's cruel.别拿他的体重开玩笑——这样太刻薄了。

Children can be very cruel to each other.小孩相互之间会很残忍。

Synonyms

barbaric
barbarousformal
brutal
callous
hard(SEVERE)
harsh(UNKIND)
inhuman
sadistic
savage
tyrannical
tyrannous
vicious

Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

not kind to someone or something and causing pain

cruelTeasing them for being overweight is cruel.
callousHe had a callous disregard for the feelings of others.
cold-bloodedThe budget is based on a cold-blooded analysis of the markets.
ruthlessHe was a ruthless dictator.
heartlessHe has been described as a heartless boss by several employees.

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causingsuffering:

令人痛苦的

Hisdeathwas a cruelblow.他的死是个无情的打击。

More examples

It's so cruel tokeepaponychainedup like that all thetime.
Can't youseethat you're reallyfrighteningyourlittlebrother? Don't be so cruel.
Weappearto have been thevictimsof a cruelpracticaljoke.
Fateplayeda crueltrickon him when he wasbadlyinjuredin his firstinternationalgame.
Keepinganimalsin theseconditionsisunbelievablycruel - thefarmerought to beprosecuted.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Unkind, cruel & unfeeling

acerbic
acerbity
acidly
anti-cruelty
anti-humanitarian
cutthroat
fiendish
fiendishness
hard-hearted
harshly
nastiness
nasty
pitiless
pitilessly
pitilessness
unchristian
uncompassionate
unfeeling
ungenerous
ungenerously

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Related word

cruelly

Idiom

be cruel to be kind

(Definition ofcruelfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

cruel| American Dictionary

cruel

adjective

/ˈkru·əl/

extremelyunkindandintentionallycausingpain:

Herclassmatesmade some cruelremarks.

Is thedeathpenaltycruel andunusualpunishment?

Ithinkit’s cruel to put adogin acage.

cruelly

adverbus

/ˈkru·ə·li/

Shetreatedhim cruelly before thedivorce.

(Definition ofcruelfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcruel

cruel

In our presentcruelstruggle between liberty and slavery, who are the persons starving for want of bread?

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Reading the narrative allows the reader to enter a world of adventure that contrasts highly with thecruelworld of war.

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Observe that the antiphrasis 'popular democracy' is made morecruelby the use of pleonasm.

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He is also driven by a need for victory, which motivates most of his cruelest acts.

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Wikipedia

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How is it possible to distinguish between humour that is about ' feeling good about life ' (p. 41) and that which is profoundlycruelor misogynistic ?

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What refuge exists for peoples crushed by invaders, whose methods of total war and pervasive social engineering are unthinkably vast andcruel?

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My seventh grader bullies or iscruelor mean to others.

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He presented himself as a competent person who knew the answers better than other students, especially younger ones, with whom he was often surreptitiouslycruel.

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He must becruel, for they lament and weep, being chastized without cause.

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The right againstcrueland inhumane treatment is an obvious example among many.

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Perhaps they are thought to have certain rights-maybe it is consideredcruelto sharpen them.

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Is thatcruelwhen the end is in sight?

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The enterprise was a response to the big city as a metaphor forcruelirrationality.

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By comparison, when readers turn the page they see the terrible consequences of the hunter'scruelactions.

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I shall not offend you either, brother; you are of verycruelkin, your mighty race.

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单词	cruel
释义	cruel adjective uk /ˈkruː.əl/us /ˈkruː.əl/ crueller\|cruellestorcrueler\|cruelest B1 extremelyunkindandunpleasantandcausingpaintopeopleoranimalsintentionally: 残忍的；残酷的；刻毒伤人的 Don'tteasehim about hisweight- it's cruel.别拿他的体重开玩笑——这样太刻薄了。 Children can be very cruel to each other.小孩相互之间会很残忍。 Synonyms barbaric barbarousformal brutal callous hard(SEVERE) harsh(UNKIND) inhuman sadistic savage tyrannical tyrannous vicious Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples not kind to someone or something and causing pain cruelTeasing them for being overweight is cruel. callousHe had a callous disregard for the feelings of others. cold-bloodedThe budget is based on a cold-blooded analysis of the markets. ruthlessHe was a ruthless dictator. heartlessHe has been described as a heartless boss by several employees. See more results » causingsuffering: 令人痛苦的 Hisdeathwas a cruelblow.他的死是个无情的打击。 More examples It's so cruel tokeepaponychainedup like that all thetime. Can't youseethat you're reallyfrighteningyourlittlebrother? Don't be so cruel. Weappearto have been thevictimsof a cruelpracticaljoke. Fateplayeda crueltrickon him when he wasbadlyinjuredin his firstinternationalgame. Keepinganimalsin theseconditionsisunbelievablycruel - thefarmerought to beprosecuted. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Unkind, cruel & unfeeling acerbic acerbity acidly anti-cruelty anti-humanitarian cutthroat fiendish fiendishness hard-hearted harshly nastiness nasty pitiless pitilessly pitilessness unchristian uncompassionate unfeeling ungenerous ungenerously See more results » Related word cruelly Idiom be cruel to be kind (Definition ofcruelfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press) cruel\| American Dictionary cruel adjective us /ˈkru·əl/ extremelyunkindandintentionallycausingpain: Herclassmatesmade some cruelremarks. Is thedeathpenaltycruel andunusualpunishment? Ithinkit’s cruel to put adogin acage. cruelly adverbus /ˈkru·ə·li/ Shetreatedhim cruelly before thedivorce. (Definition ofcruelfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press) Examplesofcruel cruel In our presentcruelstruggle between liberty and slavery, who are the persons starving for want of bread? From theCambridge English Corpus Reading the narrative allows the reader to enter a world of adventure that contrasts highly with thecruelworld of war. From theCambridge English Corpus Observe that the antiphrasis 'popular democracy' is made morecruelby the use of pleonasm. From theCambridge English Corpus He is also driven by a need for victory, which motivates most of his cruelest acts. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. How is it possible to distinguish between humour that is about ' feeling good about life ' (p. 41) and that which is profoundlycruelor misogynistic ? From theCambridge English Corpus What refuge exists for peoples crushed by invaders, whose methods of total war and pervasive social engineering are unthinkably vast andcruel? From theCambridge English Corpus My seventh grader bullies or iscruelor mean to others. From theCambridge English Corpus He presented himself as a competent person who knew the answers better than other students, especially younger ones, with whom he was often surreptitiouslycruel. From theCambridge English Corpus He must becruel, for they lament and weep, being chastized without cause. From theCambridge English Corpus The right againstcrueland inhumane treatment is an obvious example among many. From theCambridge English Corpus Perhaps they are thought to have certain rights-maybe it is consideredcruelto sharpen them. From theCambridge English Corpus Is thatcruelwhen the end is in sight? From theCambridge English Corpus The enterprise was a response to the big city as a metaphor forcruelirrationality. From theCambridge English Corpus By comparison, when readers turn the page they see the terrible consequences of the hunter'scruelactions. From theCambridge English Corpus I shall not offend you either, brother; you are of verycruelkin, your mighty race. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. #https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/cruel##
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