cruelly
adverb
uk/ˈkruː.ə.li/us/ˈkruː.ə.li/B2
in anextremelyunkindandunpleasantway:
残忍地；残酷地；刻毒伤人地She was cruellytauntedby otherkids.她被其他孩子刻毒地嘲笑。
He was cruellytreatedby hisbrothers, whosoldhim intoslavery.他被他的兄弟们残忍地对待，他们将他卖为奴隶。
B2
in a way thatcausesgreatsuffering:
令人痛苦地Thedisasterhas cruellyexposedthegapbetween hisrhetoricand thereality.灾难无情地暴露了他的言辞与现实的差距。
Theeffectsofglobalwarmingpromiseto be cruellyironic.全球变暖的影响注定是非常具有讽刺意味的。
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cruel
- He and hisfamilyhad had tosuffercruelly at thehandsof theenemy.
- Thehousingauthoritywas cruellyindifferenttoitstenants.
- It is atragedythat herlifehas been so cruellycutshort.
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