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cruel cruel ★★☆☆☆/kru͟ːəl/in AM, use 美国英语用 crueler, cruelest1[ADJ-GRADED	能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]残酷的；冷酷的；残忍的；残暴的 Someone who is cruel deliberately causes pain or distress to people or animals.   [oft it v-link ADJ to-inf]Children can be so cruel...孩子有时可能会相当残忍。Don't you think it's cruel to cage a creature up?你不认为把动物关进笼里太残忍了吗？cruellyDouglas was often cruelly tormented by jealous siblings.道格拉斯经常被嫉妒他的兄弟姐妹整得很惨。2[ADJ-GRADED	能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](处境或事件)引起痛苦的，残酷的 A situation or event that is cruel is very harsh and causes people distress. ...struggling to survive in a cruel world with which they cannot cope...在一个难以应付的残酷世界里拼命求生By a cruel irony, his horse came down on a flat part of the course.十分残酷而且极具讽刺意味的是，他的马在赛场的平地上摔倒了。cruellyHis life has been cruelly shattered by an event not of his own making.他的一生被一件原本与他无关的事残酷地毁了。 cruelcru‧el /ˈkruːəl/ ●●● S3 adjective  Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family 1making someone suffer or feel unhappy:  His death was a cruel blow. Sometimes life seems unbearably cruel.► see thesaurus at unkind2deliberately hurting people or animals  OPP  kind:  The prisoner was a hard cruel man. cruel jokes about mothers-in-law It was a cruel tactless thing to say.cruel to She was often cruel to her sister.3be cruel to be kind to do something to someone that will make them upset or unhappy in order to help them in another way—cruelly adverb:  He was cruelly neglected by his parents.THESAURUScruel deliberately hurting people or making them suffer: · It was cruel to lock the dog in the garage all day.· Her father had been very cruel to her when she was a child.· a cruel, selfish womanheartless not feeling any pity and not caring about other people or their problems: · How could you be so heartless!· He was cold and heartless and had no concern for the welfare of his employees.sadistic getting pleasure from making other people suffer: · a sadistic killer· a sadistic thing to dobarbaric extremely cruel, in a way that shocks people: · a barbaric punishment· a barbaric sportvicious very violent and cruel, especially by suddenly attacking someone and causing injury to them: · a vicious attack on an innocent man· Some dogs can be vicious.brutal very cruel and violent, in a way that shows no human feelings: · a brutal dictator· the brutal methods used by the secret policeinhumane inhumane conditions, treatment etc are not considered acceptable because they cause too much suffering: · the inhumane treatment of prisonerscold-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: · a woman's cold-blooded murder of her devoted husband· a cold-blooded psychopath

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jEPoK/1xFvkT+4I2iOf8ESNu9eQ52dh/K5F1kPCK/6JlVhUkLSUZDkT0+GQbItNT7vovhCUsaV79vyfR/VDkBgo7Hmr+RevryPfnpWvDAmI326yE2aC5a9RmngawTR+VkjqYRJDRXQWjTf8R3TjaP5gpEDhtQ+165Y+0P6dR6KhQiZ+xN+Ao6u7+Itzp73mn             cruel              ★                    /        ˈkruːəl                ;          NAmE                ˈkruːəl                /                              adjective                            (                  cruel·ler          ,          cruel·lest                )                    1      ★              cruel(to sb/sth)                    having a desire to cause pain and suffering          残酷的；冷酷的；残忍的；残暴的                            ◆        a cruel dictator        残暴的独裁者                    ◆        I can't stand people who are cruel to animals.        我无法容忍虐待动物的人。                    ◆        Her eyes were cruel and hard.        她目光冷酷逼人。                    ◆        Sometimes you have to          be cruel to be kind          (= make sb suffer because it will be good for them later).                有时候为了某人好你就得对他狠。                    OPP                                    kind                                      2      ★              causing pain or suffering          引起痛苦的                            ◆        a          cruel punishment/joke                残酷的惩罚；挖苦人的笑话                    ◆        Her father's death was a          cruel blow.                父亲去世对她是一大打击。                                      ▶                cruel·ly                  /          ˈkruːəli                    ;            NAmE                    ˈkruːəli                    /                          adverb                                      ◆          The dog had been cruelly treated.          那条狗受过虐待。                          ◆          I was cruelly deceived.          我被骗得惨透了。                            cruel      crueller      cruellest                  cruel              /        ˈkruːəl                ;          NAmE                ˈkruːəl                /                    cruel·ly              /        ˈkruːəli                ;          NAmE                ˈkruːəli                /             cruel[kru:əl]级别:crueller, cruellestCET4CET6TEM4考研j480754799881808911857915ADJ7122101370Spoken:219117597cruelest[386]残酷的(57%)，残忍的(41%)，引起痛苦的(2%)adj.残酷的，残忍的；使人痛苦的，让人受难的；无情的，严酷的

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Collins	cruel ★★☆☆☆ /kru͟ːəl/ in AM, use 美国英语用 crueler, cruelest 1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]残酷的；冷酷的；残忍的；残暴的 Someone who is cruel deliberately causes pain or distress to people or animals. [oft it v-link ADJ to-inf] Children can be so cruel... 孩子有时可能会相当残忍。 Don't you think it's cruel to cage a creature up? 你不认为把动物关进笼里太残忍了吗？ cruelly Douglas was often cruelly tormented by jealous siblings. 道格拉斯经常被嫉妒他的兄弟姐妹整得很惨。 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](处境或事件)引起痛苦的，残酷的 A situation or event that is cruel is very harsh and causes people distress. ...struggling to survive in a cruel world with which they cannot cope... 在一个难以应付的残酷世界里拼命求生 By a cruel irony, his horse came down on a flat part of the course. 十分残酷而且极具讽刺意味的是，他的马在赛场的平地上摔倒了。 cruelly His life has been cruelly shattered by an event not of his own making. 他的一生被一件原本与他无关的事残酷地毁了。
Oxford	cruel ★ / ˈkruːəl ; NAmE ˈkruːəl / adjective ( cruel·ler , cruel·lest ) 1 ★ cruel(to sb/sth) having a desire to cause pain and suffering 残酷的；冷酷的；残忍的；残暴的 ◆ a cruel dictator 残暴的独裁者 ◆ I can't stand people who are cruel to animals. 我无法容忍虐待动物的人。 ◆ Her eyes were cruel and hard. 她目光冷酷逼人。 ◆ Sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind (= make sb suffer because it will be good for them later). 有时候为了某人好你就得对他狠。 OPP kind 2 ★ causing pain or suffering 引起痛苦的 ◆ a cruel punishment/joke 残酷的惩罚；挖苦人的笑话 ◆ Her father's death was a cruel blow. 父亲去世对她是一大打击。 ▶ cruel·ly / ˈkruːəli ; NAmE ˈkruːəli / adverb ◆ The dog had been cruelly treated. 那条狗受过虐待。 ◆ I was cruelly deceived. 我被骗得惨透了。 cruel crueller cruellest cruel / ˈkruːəl ; NAmE ˈkruːəl / cruel·ly / ˈkruːəli ; NAmE ˈkruːəli /
LDC	cruelcru‧el /ˈkruːəl/ ●●● S3 adjective Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family 1making someone suffer or feel unhappy: His death was a cruel blow. Sometimes life seems unbearably cruel.► see thesaurus at unkind 2deliberately hurting people or animals OPP kind: The prisoner was a hard cruel man. cruel jokes about mothers-in-law It was a cruel tactless thing to say.cruel to She was often cruel to her sister.3be cruel to be kind to do something to someone that will make them upset or unhappy in order to help them in another way—cruelly adverb: He was cruelly neglected by his parents.THESAURUScruel deliberately hurting people or making them suffer: · It was cruel to lock the dog in the garage all day.· Her father had been very cruel to her when she was a child.· a cruel, selfish womanheartless not feeling any pity and not caring about other people or their problems: · How could you be so heartless!· He was cold and heartless and had no concern for the welfare of his employees.sadistic getting pleasure from making other people suffer: · a sadistic killer· a sadistic thing to dobarbaric extremely cruel, in a way that shocks people: · a barbaric punishment· a barbaric sportvicious very violent and cruel, especially by suddenly attacking someone and causing injury to them: · a vicious attack on an innocent man· Some dogs can be vicious.brutal very cruel and violent, in a way that shows no human feelings: · a brutal dictator· the brutal methods used by the secret policeinhumane inhumane conditions, treatment etc are not considered acceptable because they cause too much suffering: · the inhumane treatment of prisonerscold-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: · a woman's cold-blooded murder of her devoted husband· a cold-blooded psychopath
WDF	cruel [kru:əl] 级别:crueller, cruellest CET4CET6TEM4考研 j4807 5479 988 1808 911 857 915 ADJ7122 101370 Spoken: 219117597 cruelest[386] 残酷的(57%)，残忍的(41%)，引起痛苦的(2%) adj.残酷的，残忍的；使人痛苦的，让人受难的；无情的，严酷的

Cruel People Cruelly ˈkruːəl Cold Blooded Suffer ˈkruːəli Deliberately

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