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
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- cruelty to animals
对动物的虐待 - 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。
- cruelty to animals
- 残暴的行为
a cruel action - 不公;虐待
something that happens that seems unfair- the cruelties of life
生活中的种种不公
- the cruelties of life
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.- 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。 - He had been unable to escape the cruelties of war.
他没能逃脱战争的残酷。
- Britain had laws against cruelty to animals but none to protect children...
英英释义
noun
- a cruel act
- the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance
- feelings of extreme heartlessness
双语例句
- Perhaps cruelty is a less embarrassing claim than some of the true reason.
残暴也许是一个比某些真实原因较少尴尬的说法。 - I think I see falsehood and cruelty here.
我认为我在这儿发现了欺骗和残忍。 - Lying and cruelty are vice.
说谎和残暴都是道德败坏的行为。 - Cruelty depraves and corrupts.
残暴行为会使人堕落、道德败坏。 - 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。 - I hate such cruelty.
我憎恨这样的残忍。 - The cold, hard cruelty of two young men is vividly brought to life in this true story
这个真实的故事把两个年轻人的冷酷残忍刻画得入木三分。 - Thomas Rane chastised Peters for his cruelty
托马斯·拉纳严厉训斥彼得斯的残酷行为。 - War turns morality inside out: killing and cruelty are virtues.
战争颠倒是非:杀戮与残忍成了美德。 - I have a deep horror of cruelty.
我对残暴的行为深恶痛绝。