cruel
adj
ˈkruːəl
adj
1
making
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。
2
deliberately
hurting
people
or
animals
残忍的，刻毒伤人的;
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[婆母]的刻薄笑话
It
was
a
cruel,
tactless
thing
to
say.
这话说得刻毒了，很不得体。
[+
to
]
She
was
often
cruel
to
her
sister.
她对妹妹常常很刻薄。
3
be cruel to be kind
to
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
He
was
cruelly
neglected
by
his
parents.
父母狠心地任由他无人照顾。