cruel

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

• 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

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

extremely cruel极其残忍；惨绝人寰

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。