cru·el
adjective/ˈkruːəl/
/ˈkruːəl/
(crueller, cruellest, US English crueler, cruelest)
Idioms - having a desire to cause physical or mental pain and make somebody suffer
残酷的；冷酷的；残忍的；残暴的 - He was known to be a cruel dictator.
他是一个出了名的残暴独裁者。 - cruel to somebody/something 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 somebody suffer because it will be good for them later).
有时候为了某人好你就得对他狠。 - an extremely cruel regime
一个极端残暴的政权
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- sound
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- extremely
- fairly
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- He was known to be a cruel dictator.
- causing physical or mental pain and making somebody suffer
引起痛苦的；令人难受的；残忍的 - a cruel joke/hoax
残酷的笑话／恶作剧 - cruel punishment
残酷的惩罚 - It was a cruel irony that he, being gravely ill, would survive his family.
他病得很重，却能比家人活得都久，这真是一个残酷的讽刺。 - It would be a cruel twist of fate if he escaped only to starve to death once outside.
如果他逃出去后却被饿死，那将是命运的残酷转折。 - Her father's death was a cruel blow.
父亲去世对她是一大打击。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- sound
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- extremely
- fairly
- very
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- to
- a cruel joke/hoax
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin crudelis, related to crudus ‘raw, rough’.
Idioms
cruel and unusual punishment
- a category of very severe punishment that is banned under US law
不寻常：根据美国法律禁止的一种非常严厉的惩罚 - This important case confronts the issue of what constitutes cruel and unusual punishment.
这个重要案件面临着什么构成残酷和非常刑罚的问题。 - Detainees are subjected to malnutrition, forced labor, and to other cruel and unusual punishments.
被拘留者遭受营养不良、强迫劳动以及其他残酷和不寻常的惩罚。
- This important case confronts the issue of what constitutes cruel and unusual punishment.