cruel 英[kru:?l] 美[?kru?l]
adj. 残酷的，残忍的; 使人痛苦的，让人受难的; 无情的，严酷的;
[例句]Children can be so cruel
孩子有时可能会相当残忍。
[其他] 比较级：crueller 最高级：cruelles
牛津词典
adj.
不规则形式 crueller, cruellest
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。
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。
反义词： kind
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。
派生词cruelly adv.
The dog had been cruelly treated.
那条狗一直受虐待。
I was cruelly deceived.
我被骗得惨透了。