cruel
英 [kru:əl] 美 [ˈkruəl]

adj.

残酷的，残忍的；使人痛苦的，让人受难的；无情的，严酷的；

双语释义

adj.(形容词)

1. 残酷的,残忍的 making others suffer, especially intentionally
2. 使人痛苦的,让人受难的 causing pain or suffering

英英释义

cruel[ 英 ['kru:əl] 美 [ˈkruəl] ]

• adj.
  • (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

    "cruel tortures"

    同义词：barbarousbrutalfellroughshodsavagevicious

  • (of weapons or instruments) causing suffering and pain

    "cruel weapons of war"

    同义词：brutal

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)～+名词

• cruel act残忍的行为
• cruel animal凶猛的动物
• cruel blow残忍的打击
• cruel criticism残酷的批评
• cruel disease痛苦的疾病
• cruel enemy残忍的敌人
• cruel fate残酷的命运
• cruel master残酷的主人
• cruel parents残忍的父母
• cruel punishment酷刑
• cruel sight悲惨的景象
• cruel torment痛苦的折磨
• cruel treatment残忍的待遇
• cruel war残酷的战争

～+介词

• cruel to the children对儿童残忍
• cruel to the poor对穷人残忍

词组短语

extremely cruel极其残忍；惨绝人寰

同近义词辨析

brutal, ruthless, savage, fierce, inhuman, barbarous, cruel

这组词都有“残忍的”的意思，其区别是：

brutal指极端的残忍，强调无情或缺乏同情心，含不择手段的意味。

ruthless与cruel同义。强调为达到目的，对别人的痛苦毫无怜悯之心。

savage指缺乏文明人应有的教养，尤指在动怒或冲动时表现出的粗野蛮横，含野蛮意味。

fierce指天性凶恶，令人害怕。

inhuman着重缺乏同情心、仁爱等人类特有的良好的品质。

barbarous专指只有原始或未开化的人才会有的残忍行为。

cruel一般用词，指行动或态度的残忍。

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

1. The feudal barons were cruel to the people.
   封建贵族对人民很残酷。
2. That emperor was a cruel despot.
   那个皇帝是个残酷的专制君主。
3. The death of their daughter was a cruel blow.
   女儿的死对他们是一个残酷的打击。
4. He is a cruel assassin.
   他是个残忍的杀手。
5. We shouldn't be cruel to animals.
   我们不应该对动物残忍。
6. In fairy stories, the ogre is cruel and eats people.
   在神话故事中，魔鬼很残忍而且吃人。
7. His cruel remarks cut me deeply.
   他那无情的话太伤我的心了。

权威例句

Cruel Optimism
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The Cruel Choice: A New Concept in the Theory of Development / D. Goulet
Fully informed consent can be needlessly cruel.
'Kids are just cruel anyway': lesbian and gay parents' talk about homophobic bullying.
Torture vs other cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment: Is the distinction real or apparent?
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Convention against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
Cruel intentions on television and in real life: can viewing indirect aggression increase viewers' subsequent indirect aggression?