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cruel/krʊəl/ adj. & v.●adj. (crueller, cruellest or crueler, cruelest) 1 indifferent to or gratified by another's suffering 冷漠的，无情的 2 causing pain or suffering, esp. deliberately (尤指故意)令人痛苦的；残暴的，残酷的 ●v. tr. (cruelled, cruelling) Austral. slang thwart, spoil [澳] [俚语]挫败，使无成功可能 □ cruelly adv.□ cruelness n.[Middle English via Old French from Latin crudelis, related to crudus (as CRUDE)] |