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cruelty

英 ['krʊəltɪ] 美['krʊəlti]

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近义词truculence harshness ferocity grimness inhumanity brutality savagery barbarity

反义词

n. 残酷；残忍；残酷的行为

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复数: cruelties;

英文词源

cruelty (n.): early 13c., from Old French crualté (12c., Modern French cruauté), from Latin crudelitatem (nominative crudelitas) "cruelty," from crudelis (see cruel).

双语例句

1. 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。

2. We have sworn to fight cruelty wherever we find it.: 我们发誓要见恶除恶。

3. 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。

4. 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。

5. 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。

英英释意

1. a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering

2. feelings of extreme heartlessness

3. the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance

考试真题

Children in America are being treated with shocking cruelty.

This help is critically important because the high cost of caring for animal victims is a major factor that prevents people from getting involved in cruelty cases in the first place.

He captures birds only to let them go when he realizes the cruelty involved.

实用场景例句

the cruelties of life: 生活中的种种不公

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。

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...: 英国有禁止虐待动物的法律，但却没有保护儿童的法律。

Cruelty to animals is severely punished in England.: 在英国,虐待动物要受严厉惩罚.

He was treated with great cruelty.: 他受到残酷虐待.

It made me wild to see such cruelty.: 看到这样残暴的行为使我非常愤慨.

He seems to take delight in petty cruelty.: 他好像喜欢说伤人的话.

Lying and cruelty are vices.: 说谎和残暴均是恶劣的行为.

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.

It's sickening to see such cruelty.: 看到这种残忍的行为真叫人反感.

The king's cruelty excited the people to rise against him.: 那个国王的残酷激起了人民起来反对他.

Cruelty incenses kind people.: 残忍行为使心地善良的人们愤怒.

We all condemn cruelty to women and children.: 大家一致谴责虐待妇女儿童的行径.

His cruelty was only one remove from crime.: 他的残忍在程度上仅次于犯罪.

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.

Lying, stealing, dishonesty and cruelty are sins.: 说谎、偷窃、不诚实和残忍都是罪孽.

She abhors cruelty to animals.: 她憎恶虐待动物.

Cruelty is the contrary of kindness.: 残忍是仁慈的反面.

It is difficult to forgive anyone for cruelty.: 任何人的粗鲁是很难被原谅的.

At the sight of this cruelty, he could hardly contain his anger.: 见此残暴情形, 他无法克制自己的愤怒.

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.

We stand against all forms of cruelty, especially to children.: 我们反对任何形式的虐待, 尤其是虐待儿童.

There is a streak of cruelty in his character.: 他的性情有些残酷.

Cruelty depraves and corrupts.: 残暴行为会使人堕落、道德败坏。

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。

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