1. | ~ (to sb/sth) 残酷的;冷酷的;残忍的;残暴的having a desire to cause pain and suffering |
a cruel dictator 残暴的独裁者 | |
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. 她目光冷酷逼人。 | |
Sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind(= make sb suffer because it will be good for them later) . 有时候为了某人好你就得对他狠。 |
2. | 引起痛苦的causing pain or suffering |
a cruel punishment/joke 残酷的惩罚;挖苦人的笑话 | |
Her father's death was a cruel blow . 父亲去世对她是一大打击。 |