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TOEFL BNC: 4471 COCA: 4762

cruel

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cru·el /ˈkruːəl/ ●●● S3 adjectiveadj  
1  CRUELmaking someone suffer or feel unhappy 令人极痛苦的，残酷的
 His death was a cruel blow.
他的死是个无情的打击。
 Sometimes life seems unbearably cruel.
有时候生活残酷得让人无法承受。
► see thesaurus at unkind
2  CRUELdeliberately hurting people or animals 残忍的，刻毒伤人的 OPP kind
 The prisoner was a hard cruel man.
这个囚犯残酷无情。
 cruel jokes about mothers-in-law
有关岳母的刻薄笑话
 It was a cruel tactless thing to say.
这话说得刻毒了，很不得体。
cruel to
 She was often cruel to her sister.
她经常对妹妹很刻薄。
3. be cruel to be kind HELPto do something to someone that will make them upset or unhappy in order to help them in another way 为了对某人好就得对他狠
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be cruel to be kind• George did not like being firm with Lennie but he knew that he had to be cruel to be kind.• So now I've got to be cruel to be kind.• You have to be cruel to be kind.• You've got to be cruel to be kind, and dismantling the Dome would be the best solution for everybody.
—cruelly adverbadv
 He was cruelly neglected by his parents.
父母狠心地对他不管不顾。
 THESAURUS
cruel deliberately hurting people or making them suffer 残酷的，残忍的
5It was cruel to lock him in there all day.
把他整天锁在那里是很残忍的。
nIt was cruel to lock the dog in the garage all day.
Her father had been very cruel to her when she was a child.
她小时候父亲对她很残忍。
a cruel, selfish woman
一个残酷、自私的女人
heartless not feeling any pity and not caring about other people or their problems 无情的，狠心的
How could you be so heartless!
你怎么会这么狠心？
He was cold and heartless and had no concern for the welfare of his employees.
他冷酷无情，完全不顾员工的幸福安康。
sadistic getting pleasure from making other people suffer 虐待狂的，残酷成性的
a sadistic killer
凶残的杀手
a sadistic thing to do
残忍的事
barbaric extremely cruel, in a way that shocks people 野蛮的，凶残的
a barbaric punishment
残忍的处罚
a barbaric sport
野蛮的运动
vicious very violent and cruel, especially by suddenly attacking someone and causing injury to them 〔尤指突袭致伤而〕凶狠的，凶残的
a vicious attack on an innocent man
对一名无辜男子的凶狠攻击
Some dogs can be vicious.
有些狗很凶猛。
brutal very cruel and violent, in a way that shows no human feelings 残暴的，残酷的，兽性的
a brutal dictator
残暴的独裁者
the brutal methods used by the secret police
秘密警察使用的残酷手段
inhumane inhumane conditions, treatment etc are not considered acceptable because they cause too much suffering 〔处境、待遇等〕残忍的，不人道的
the inhumane treatment of prisoners
囚犯的非人待遇
cold-blooded a cold-blooded murder, attack etc is done without showing any feeling or pity for the person who is attacked. A cold-blooded killer kills people without showing any pity 〔凶杀案、袭击或凶手等〕冷酷无情的，冷血的
a woman's cold-blooded murder of her devoted husband
一名女子对深爱她的丈夫的冷血谋杀
a cold-blooded psychopath
一个冷酷无情的精神变态者
Examples from the Corpus
cruel• People say showbusiness can be very cruel.• Children can sometimes be very cruel.• Killing animals just for their skins seems cruel.• Brand was a cruel and intimidating man who abused his children and his wife.• The mortals seemed miserable and the children cruel and now there was nothing left of the spectacle.• In the second place, he invented fishnets, a cruel device whereby innocent fish leap weeping to your frying pans.• The heavy mouth, the yellow skin, the cruel eyes - these told the real story.• I knew I was cruel in letting the walks go on as if nothing had changed.• Lyle was always playing cruel jokes on his little sister.• The electric chair is possibly the cruelest method of execution.• It had been a very cruel murder.• It was cruel of you to frighten the poor boy like that.• He didn't seem the sort of man to be cruel on purpose.• A vindictive, cruel policy of repression also maimed the economy.• An unknowable, harsh and cruel society had destroyed his father for no apparent reason.• Her parents were very cruel to her when she was young.• She married a man who was very cruel to her.• I think it's cruel to keep dogs locked up inside all day.• a long cruel winter
cruel blow• Yet with their very first attack, the visitors struck a cruel blow.• The fact Pears could be ruled out of the crunch game at Molineux is a cruel blow after his superb season.• It is a cruel blow and one that again underlines the inconsistency of the red card law.• This had been a cruel blow, but it wouldn't stop her from ensuring that justice was done.• It would have been an unnecessary and cruel blow for her to see her old home in its state of decay.• That was a cruel blow for Howard Wilkinson's team, who had made a committed, controlled and commanding start.• He wanted to give comfort, and protect her from the cruel blow life had dealt her.
cruel to• Her mother could be cruel to her at times.
Origin cruel
(1200-1300) Old French Latin crudelis, from crudus; → CRUDE1
cru·el adjectiveadj →THESAURUS1
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TOEFL BNC: 4471 COCA: 4762
cruel

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION VERBS➤be, seem, sound殘酷；顯得殘酷；聽起來殘酷▸➤become變得殘酷ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其／相當／非常殘暴◇an extremely cruel regime一個極端殘暴的政權➤incredibly, unspeakably殘暴得令人難以置信／無法形容▸➤a little, slightly, etc.有點兒／略有些殘忍▸➤deliberately故意表現出殘暴▸➤unnecessarily過分殘暴PREPOSITION➤to對⋯殘忍◇I can't stand people who are cruel to animals.我無法容忍虐待動物的人。
TOEFL BNC: 4471 COCA: 4762
cruel

adjective

  ➡ See also the entry for ruthless 另见ruthless条cruel ♦︎ brutal ♦︎ savage ♦︎ vicious ♦︎ sadistic ♦︎ barbaric ♦︎ inhuman ♦︎ inhumaneThese words all describe people deliberately causing pain and suffering. 这些词均表示人残酷的、冷酷的、暴虐的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆cruel / brutal / savage / vicious / sadistic / barbaric / inhuman / inhumane treatment◆cruel / brutal / savage / vicious / sadistic / barbaric / inhuman acts◆cruel / brutal / sadistic torture◆a cruel / an inhuman / inhumane punishment◆a cruel / brutal / vicious man◆cruel / savage / sadistic / inhuman eyes◆brutal / vicious / barbaric crimes◆brutal / savage / sadistic violence◆a brutal / savage / vicious / barbaric murder◆a brutal / savage / vicious attack / assault◆a brutal / savage killing / beating◆a brutal / vicious / sadistic killer / murderer■ cruel deliberately causing pain and suffering; showing a desire to cause pain and suffering 残酷的；残忍的；残暴的◆He was known to be a cruel dictator.他是一个出了名的残暴独裁者。◆I can't stand people who are cruel to animals.我无法容忍虐待动物的人。◆Her eyes were cruel and hard.她目光冷酷。OPP kind ⇨ kind adj. , humane ⇨ sensitive 1 ▸ cruelly

adverb

◆The dog had been cruelly treated.那条狗曾经一直受到虐待。■ brutal ˈbruːtl deliberately causing physical pain and suffering 残忍的；残暴的；兽性的◆We did not want to hear the details of the brutal attack.我们不想听那次野蛮攻击的细节。◆He had escaped from a brutal and repressive regime.他从一个残暴专制的政权下逃了出来。   see also brutal ⇨ ruthless ▸ brutally

adverb

◆He had been brutally assaulted.他遭到了毒打。NOTE 辨析 Cruel or brutal? Brutal is usually used to talk about murders or attacks, or the people or regimes that carry these out. Cruel is used to talk about physical attacks too, but it is also commonly used to describe acts which cause mental pain and suffering. Cruel can often give the impression that the person carrying out the violence is enjoying the experience; it can be used with words describing how people look. * brutal一般用来形容谋杀或袭击，或施行此类暴行的人或政权。cruel亦用于形容身体袭击，但也常用于描述引起精神痛苦和伤害的行为。cruel常给人的印象是施暴者以此为乐，可与描述人的样子的词搭配◆a cruel mouth / grin / look显得残忍的嘴巴／笑／样子 Cruel can vary in strength: it can mean 'deliberately causing extreme pain' or it can just mean 'rather unkind'; brutal is always much stronger than 'unkind'. * cruel表示的残忍程度可强可弱，可指“故意折磨”，或仅为“心肠很硬”；brutal表示的残忍程度总是比“心肠硬”大很多。   see also unkind ⇨ mean adj. 1 ■ savage ˈsævɪdʒ (especially journalism 尤用于新闻) fierce and violent; causing great harm 凶恶的；凶残的；损害严重的◆She had been badly hurt in what police described as 'a savage attack'.她遭受袭击而身受重伤，警方称这是一次“野蛮的袭击”。■ vicious ˈvɪʃəs violent and cruel 狂暴的；残酷的；狠毒的◆He was set upon by vicious thugs.他受到凶狠暴徒的袭击。◆She has a vicious temper.她性情暴虐。ⓘ Vicious is often also used, sometimes with attack, to talk about things that people say or write. * vicious亦常形容言辞尖刻严厉，有时与attack连用。   see also vicious ⇨ vicious ■ sadistic səˈdɪstɪk getting pleasure, especially sexual pleasure, from hurting other people 施虐的；（尤指）喜欢性施虐的◆He took sadistic pleasure in taunting the boy.嘲讽这个男孩让他有施虐的快感。■ barbaric bɑːˈbærɪk; NAmE bɑːrˈbærɪkcruel and violent, and not as expected from people who are educated and respect each other 残暴的；野蛮的；没有文化的◆It was described as a particularly barbaric act.那被描述成一种特别野蛮的行为。◆The way these animals are killed is barbaric.宰杀这些动物的方式很残忍。■ inhuman (rather formal) completely lacking the qualities of kindness and pity 无同情心的；冷酷无情的◆We regard their treatment of the prisoners as inhuman.我们认为他们对待囚犯不人道。◆The photos showed inhuman and degrading conditions.这些照片展示了不人道和有损尊严的状况。▸ inhumanity

noun

 [uncountable] ◆man's inhumanity to man人类相残 OPP humanity ⇨ sympathy ■ inhumane (rather formal) not caring about the suffering of other people or animals, especially in the way they are treated or punished （对他人或动物的痛苦）无动于衷的；残忍的；不人道的◆They protested about the inhumane treatment of the prisoners.他们抗议对囚犯的非人对待。 OPP humane ⇨ sensitive 1
TOEFL BNC: 4471 COCA: 4762
cruel
Cruel and unkind: cruel, unkind, evil...
Unfair: unfair, unjust, unequal...

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