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cru.el5krU:7El, krJEladjcrueller or crueler, cruellest or cruelest extremely unkind and unpleasant and causing pain to people or animals intentionally残酷的，刻毒伤人的Don't tease him about his weight, you're being cruel.别取笑他的体重，你对他太残酷了。Children can be very cruel to one another.小孩相互之间可能很残酷。He was forced to apologise for his cruel remarks.他被迫为他的恶语伤人道歉。The final stage of the hunt when the fox is dragged out of its hole and killed by the hounds seems particularly cruel.狩猎活动以狐狸从洞里被拖出，并被猎狗杀害而告终，这显得尤为残酷。A cruel (=severe and painful) wind had been blowing all day.狂风猛烈地刮了一整天。The city's inhabitants were preparing themselves for another cruel (=extremely cold) winter without heating or electricity.这个城市的居民又在为一个严冬作准备，那时将没有暖气，也没有电供应。To be cruel to be kind is to do or say something that causes someone pain because you believe that it will help them later.忠言逆耳I decided to be cruel to be kind, and told her she was wasting her time trying to be an artist.尽管忠言逆耳，我还是决定告诉她，她想成为艺术家是在浪费时间。"I must be cruel only to be kind" (Shakespeare, Hamlet 3·4 )“为了顾全母子的恩慈，我不得不忍情暴戾”（莎士比亚，《哈姆雷特》）
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