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| /ˈkruːəlti/ |
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| 1 | C/U behaviour that deliberately causes pain to other people or animals, or makes them unhappy or upset 残忍；残酷；暴行；虐待 |
| She was shocked by the cruelty of his words. 她对他那刻毒的话感到震惊。 |
| He is still haunted by the cruelties he witnessed during the war. 他至今仍被战争期间所目睹的种种暴行折磨着。 |
| mental/emotional cruelty She divorced him on the grounds of mental cruelty. 她以遭受心理虐待为由与他离婚。 |
| +to cruelty to children/animals 对孩子/动物的虐待 |
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| 2 | U the unfairness of an event or situation that makes people suffer 残酷；不公 |
| the cruelty of her untimely death 她夭折的残酷事实 |
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