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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Cruelty is a normal attribute of human behaviour
  残忍是人的天性之一。
• I have been amazed at times that cruelty can go unpunished.
  我有时深感震惊，暴行竟可以不受惩罚。
• So, they made up stories about bloody battles and Spanish cruelty.
  所以，他们编造了一些关于血腥的战斗和西班牙残暴的故事。
• To hit a weaker person is a sign of cruelty.
  殴打比自己弱的人是一种残忍的表现。
• She was a monster. For one thing, she really enjoyed cruelty
  她是个恶魔。一方面，她确实以残忍为乐。
• Mercy to the enemies means cruelty to the people.
  对敌人的仁慈就意味着对人民的残忍。