cruel

['kru:əl]

adj.残酷的, 残忍的, 引起痛苦的

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。

词形变化

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

词义辨析

同义:

a.残忍的, 残酷的

mean  heartless  ruthless  brutal  truculent  ferocious  

同义参见:

atrocious  contemptible  inclement  forbidding  stony  bloodthirsty  relentless  inhuman  abusive  bloody  unkind  unfeeling  marble  fierce  vicious  barbaric  savage  bestial  inexpiable  iron  harsh  barbarian  awful  violent  

反义:

a.残忍的; 令人痛苦的

humane  kind  pitiful  

反义参见:

kindhearted  tender  beneficent  friendly  benevolent  merciful  compassionate  thoughtful  

英英释义

形容词 cruel:

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

同义词：barbarous, brutal, fell, roughshod, savage, vicious

(of weapons or instruments) causing suffering and pain

同义词：brutal

补充

cruelcruel英:[ˈkru:əl] 美:[ˈkruəl]adj.1.残酷的, 残忍的The cruel boy threw stones at the frogs.那个残忍的男孩用石头投掷青蛙。2.使人痛苦的, 让人受难的Fate dealt him a cruel blow.命运给他以惨痛的打击。The disappointment was cruel.失望是令人痛苦的。

例句

1. We were outraged by such harsh, cruel treatment of an elderly man.如此残忍无情地对待一位老人家真让我们感到愤慨。 2. Don't you think it's cruel to cage a creature up?难道你不觉得这样关着一个活物很残忍吗？ 3. She is furious with me for playing such a cruel joke on her.她很恼火我对她开了个如此刻薄的玩笑。 4. Life can be so cruel.生活有时如此残酷。 5. It is a very useful defence to have in a very cruel world.在这样一个残酷的世界里, 这是一种很有用的防御手段。 6. By a cruel irony, his horse came down on a flat part of the course.非常不幸的是, 他的马在赛场的平地上摔倒了。 7. For a non-smoker, healthy and active, it was a cruel blow.这对于一个从不吸烟、身体健康而又充满活力的人来说是一个残酷的打击。 8. Fate has dealt her a cruel blow.命运给了她沉重的打击。 9. I can't stand people who are cruel to animals.我受不了残忍对待动物的人。 10. the girl had a cruel face.这个女孩有一张残忍的脸。 11. Ernie nearly cruelled the whole thing by laughing.欧尼差点因笑而把事情都弄砸了。 12. I think it's cruel to keep animals in cages.我认为把动物关在笼里是很残忍的。 13. a cruel punishment残酷的惩罚 14. a cruel dictator/tyrant残酷的独裁者/暴君 15. "Children can be cruel, as any child who has been made fun of by others knows."任何被人取笑过的小孩都知道，孩子们也有残酷的一面。 16. He says he can't trust people who are cruel to animals.他说他无法信任那些虐待动物的人。 17. a cruel smile [=the smile of a cruel person]狞笑 18. a cruel joke挖苦人的笑话 19. It was a very cruel [=hurtful] thing to say.这件事说起来很伤感情。 20. I thought it was rather cruel [=unkind] of them to give her all the dirty work.我觉得他们把所有的脏活都推给她干太狠心了。 21. a cruel twist of fate命运的无情反转 22. Hunger is a cruel fact of nature.饥饿是大自然的残酷事实。 23. Life has dealt them some cruel blows in recent years. [=some very bad things have happened to them in recent years]最近几年里，他们厄运连连。 24. The law forbids cruel and unusual punishment. [=punishment that is very harsh and inappropriate for the crime]法律禁止使用酷刑。 25. treated cruelly虐待 26. He was cruelly beaten.他被暴打了一顿。