cruel
英 [krʊəl]
美['kruəl]
- adj. 残酷的,残忍的;使人痛苦的,让人受难的;无情的,严酷的
同义词辨析
cruel, brutal, inhuman, savage, barbarous, fierce, ruthless
这些形容词都有"残忍的,野蛮的"之意。
cruel: 一般用词,指行动或态度的残忍。
brutal: 指极端的残忍,强调无情或缺乏同情心,含不择手段的意味。
inhuman: 着重缺乏同情心、仁爱等人类特有的良好的品质。
savage: 指缺乏文明人应有的教养,尤指在动怒或冲动时表现出的粗野蛮横,含野蛮意味。
barbarous: 专指只有原始或未开化的人才会有的残忍行为。
fierce: 指天性凶恶,令人害怕。
ruthless与cruel同义。强调为达到目的,对别人的痛苦毫无怜悯之心。
双语例句
- 1. He is still the butt of cruel jokes about his humble origins.
- 他仍然因出身低微而被人无情嘲笑。
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- 2. These cruel devices are designed to stop prisoners bending their legs.
- 这些残酷的刑具是用来阻止犯人弯腿的。
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- 3. Marion's father counter-attacked by saying that Blaze's claims were cruel and untrue.
- 玛丽昂的父亲反击说布拉兹的说法冷酷无情,根本是在撒谎。
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- 4. The detainees are often held in cruel and inhuman conditions.
- 被拘留者的关押环境常常恶劣严酷、很不人道。
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- 5. The wind was not as sharp and cruel as it had been.
- 风不像刚才那么凛冽和凶猛了。
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