cruelty

英 [ˈkruːəlti]

美 [ˈkruːəlti]

n.  (尤指蓄意的)残酷，残忍，残暴; 残暴的行为; 不公; 虐待

复数：cruelties　

CET6TEM8法律

BNC.6522 / COCA.8337

牛津词典

noun

• （尤指蓄意的）残酷，残忍，残暴
  behaviour that causes pain or suffering to others, especially deliberately
  1. cruelty to animals
     对动物的虐待
  2. The deliberate cruelty of his words cut her like a knife.
     他故意说的残酷无情的话对她像刀割一样。
• 残暴的行为
  a cruel action
• 不公；虐待
  something that happens that seems unfair
  1. the cruelties of life
     生活中的种种不公

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 残暴;残忍;残酷
  Crueltyis behaviour that deliberately causes pain or distress to people or animals.
  1. Britain had laws against cruelty to animals but none to protect children...
     英国有禁止虐待动物的法律，但却没有保护儿童的法律。
  2. He had been unable to escape the cruelties of war.
     他没能逃脱战争的残酷。

英英释义

noun

• a cruel act
  Synonym:inhuman treatment
• the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance
  Synonym:cruelnessharshness
• feelings of extreme heartlessness
  Synonym:mercilessnesspitilessnessruthlessness

双语例句

• I hate such cruelty.
  我憎恨这样的残忍。
• Cruelty is a normal attribute of human behaviour
  残忍是人的天性之一。
• Images which glorify violence and cruelty, serve to legitimise such behaviour.
  这些美化暴力和暴行的图片，就是要使此等行为合理化。
• The cruelty in the world saddens me incredibly.
  人世间的残酷无情让我感到无比悲哀。
• He had been unable to escape the cruelties of war.
  他没能逃脱战争的残酷。
• Lying, stealing, dishonesty and cruelty are sins.
  说谎、偷窃、不诚实和残忍都是罪孽。
• We have sworn to fight cruelty wherever we find it
  我们发誓要见恶除恶。
• I can not conceive of such cruelty as to take a child away from its mother.
  我真不能想象，竟有把孩子从他母亲手里夺走这种残酷行为。
• And the clove cigarettes and no-bathing thing is cruelty to me.
  丁香香烟和不洗澡对我而言太残酷了。
• Mercy to the criminal may be cruelty to the people.
  对犯罪的仁慈是对人民的残忍。