形容词残酷的,残忍的; 使人痛苦的,让人受难的; 无情的,严酷的
cruel
形容词
1. He is cruel to animals.
他对动物很残忍。
2. It was a cruel lesson.
那是一个惨痛的教训。
3. The death of their beloved son was a cruel blow.
他们的爱子之死是一痛苦的打击。
副词
1. cruel
1. It hurt me something cruel.
这事深深地伤害了我。
1. 残忍:艾伯特先生说,看了这个故事,美国观众一定会以为,这部电影相当残忍(cruel)和堕落(depraved). 沈宁的文章进而发挥道:在西方人看来,这种心理表现绝对无法理解,一个人怎么可能明知受骗却愿意继续合作?这个人的自尊和人格哪里去了?
2. 残忍的:sentimental#伤感的 | cruel#残忍的 | worried#忧心忡忡的
1. 残酷的;冷酷的;残忍的;残暴的
Someone who is cruel deliberately causes pain or distress to people or animals.
e.g. Children can be so cruel...
孩子有时可能会相当残忍。
e.g. Don't you think it's cruel to cage a creature up?
你不认为把动物关进笼里太残忍了吗?
2. (处境或事件)引起痛苦的,残酷的
A situation or event that is cruel is very harsh and causes people distress.
cruel的反义词
e.g. ...struggling to survive in a cruel world with which they cannot cope...
在一个难以应付的残酷世界里拼命求生
e.g. By a cruel irony, his horse came down on a flat part of the course.
十分残酷而且极具讽刺意味的是,他的马在赛场的平地上摔倒了。