英语词汇“cruel”的释义、区别辨析及用法例句-英语同义词词典

单词	cruel
例句	cruelcruel /ˈkruəl/ adjective ► cruel very unkind and often deliberately hurting people or animals: He was a cruel man who abused his wife and children. It’s cruel to leave the dog chained up in the snow like that all day. ► vicious very cruel and violent, and intended to hurt someone: The vicious attack on a brave young policewoman shocked the city. ➔ You can use vicious about words or actions that are cruel and are intended to upset someone: Sarah made some vicious comments about Liz’s weight. ► brutal very cruel and violent, in a way that shows no human feelings: The police are investigating a series of brutal murders. ► abusive (formal) saying cruel things or using physical violence: The woman became angry and abusive when she was not allowed into the hotel. ► heartless very unkind and not caring at all about other people’s feelings: It was heartless to fire so many people right before Christmas. ► inhumane (formal) very cruel and causing more suffering than is acceptable: The inhumane treatment of prisoners must stop. ► ruthless so determined to get what you want that you do not care if you have to hurt other people in order to do it: These men are ruthless terrorists and will kill anyone who tries to stop them. ANTONYMS ➔ see kind2 ➔ see evil1, mean2, Describing People’s CharacterADVERBS: cruelYou can make the adjectives that mean cruel into adverbs by using an -ly ending: They laughed at him cruelly. \| “You can’t come,” she said heartlessly. \| He ruthlessly pushed aside anyone who got in his way.
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