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cruelty n.残酷；虐待；残酷的行为 (1) 他受到残酷的对待。(2) 那个国王以残暴出名。(3) 大多数人痛恨虐待儿童。(4) 我们永远不会忘记入侵者的暴行。 Keeping a dog tied up outside all day and all night is animal cruelty, while kids' endless bullying of a classmate is another kind of cruelty. In both examples, people act in a coldhearted way that causes another being to feel terrible. The Latin root of cruelty is crudelis, "rude, unfeeling, or hard-hearted," which is related to crudus, "rough, raw, or bloody," the root of crude.

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英 ['kruːəlti] 美 ['kruːəlti] (1) He was treated with cruelty.(2) The king was famed for his cruelty.(3) Most people abhor cruelty to children.(4) We'll never forget the cruelties of the invaders. Cruelty is a characteristic of deliberately causing someone pain. Years of cruelty by their leaders can cause citizens to rise up together and revolt. 1[N-VAR 可变名词]残暴；残忍；残酷 Cruelty is behaviour that deliberately causes pain or distress to people or animals.   [usu with supp]Britain had laws against cruelty to animals but none to protect children...英国有禁止虐待动物的法律，但却没有保护儿童的法律。He had been unable to escape the cruelties of war.他没能逃脱战争的残酷。

英语单词	cruelty
英美音标	英 ['kruːəlti] 美 ['kruːəlti]
中文释义	n.残酷；虐待；残酷的行为
英语例句	(1) He was treated with cruelty. (2) The king was famed for his cruelty. (3) Most people abhor cruelty to children. (4) We'll never forget the cruelties of the invaders.
中文例句	(1) 他受到残酷的对待。 (2) 那个国王以残暴出名。 (3) 大多数人痛恨虐待儿童。 (4) 我们永远不会忘记入侵者的暴行。
vocabulary简明	Cruelty is a characteristic of deliberately causing someone pain. Years of cruelty by their leaders can cause citizens to rise up together and revolt.
vocabulary扩展	Keeping a dog tied up outside all day and all night is animal cruelty, while kids' endless bullying of a classmate is another kind of cruelty. In both examples, people act in a coldhearted way that causes another being to feel terrible. The Latin root of cruelty is crudelis, "rude, unfeeling, or hard-hearted," which is related to crudus, "rough, raw, or bloody," the root of crude.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-VAR 可变名词]残暴；残忍；残酷 Cruelty is behaviour that deliberately causes pain or distress to people or animals. [usu with supp] Britain had laws against cruelty to animals but none to protect children... 英国有禁止虐待动物的法律，但却没有保护儿童的法律。 He had been unable to escape the cruelties of war. 他没能逃脱战争的残酷。

Cruelty People Deliberately Root 英 Kruːəlti] 美 Kruːəlti N.残酷；虐待；残酷的行为