cruel

cruel

['kru:əl]

adj.残酷的, 残忍的, 引起痛苦的

例句与用法：

His cruel remarks cut me deeply.

他那无情的话太伤我的心了。

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。

The feudal barons were cruel to the people.

封建贵族对人民很残酷。

Destiny is sometimes cruel.

命运有时是残酷的。

That emperor was a cruel despot.

那个皇帝是个残酷的专制君主。

He is a cruel assassin.

他是个残忍的杀手。

We shouldn't be cruel to animals.

我们不应该对动物残忍。

The death of their daughter was a cruel blow.

女儿的死对他们是一个残酷的打击。

词形变化：

副词: cruelly | 形容词比较级: crueler/crueller | 形容词最高级: cruelest/cruellest |

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a.

1. 残忍的, 残酷的[(+to)]

He is cruel to animals.

他对动物很残忍。

2. 令人痛苦的; 刻毒伤人的; 惨痛的

The death of their beloved son was a cruel blow.

他们的爱子之死是一个痛苦的打击。

It was a cruel lesson.

那是一个惨痛的教训。