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cruelty

美 [ˈkruːəlti]英 [ˈkruːəlti]
  • n.残忍;(尤指蓄意的)残酷;虐待;残暴;不公;残暴的行为

复数: cruelties

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noun

【不规则形式】pl. -ies
1

(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。

2

残暴的行为
a cruel action

3

不公;虐待
something that happens that seems unfair

the cruelties of life

生活中的种种不公

cruelty

频次

  • 1
    N-VAR 残暴;残忍;残酷
    Cruelty is 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。

noun

1
a cruel act;a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering
Synonym: inhuman treatment
2
the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance
Synonym: cruelness harshness
3
feelings of extreme heartlessness
Synonym: mercilessness pitilessness ruthlessness

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  1. 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。

  2. Cruelty is a normal attribute of human behaviour

    残忍是人的天性之一。

  3. 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。

  4. It was the most extreme example of cruelty to animals I had ever seen .

    这是我见过的最严重的虐待动物的事例。

  5. I could never stomach the cruelty involved in the wounding of animals .

    我永远都无法忍受伤害动物时的那种残忍。

  6. 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。

  7. 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。

  8. We have sworn to fight cruelty wherever we find it

    我们发誓要见恶除恶。

  9. 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。

  10. He had been unable to escape the cruelties of war .

    他没能逃脱战争的残酷。

  11. 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。

  12. The cruelty in the world saddens me incredibly .

    人世间的残酷无情让我感到无比悲哀。

  13. Thomas Rane chastised Peters for his cruelty

    托马斯·拉纳严厉训斥彼得斯的残酷行为。

  14. Cruelty depraves and corrupts .

    残暴行为会使人堕落、道德败坏。

  15. 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。

  16. 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。

  17. 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。

  18. Lying and cruelty are vice .

    说谎和残暴都是道德败坏的行为。

  19. I hate such cruelty .

    我憎恨这样的残忍。

  20. 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 .

    这些帮助至关重要,因为照顾动物受害者的高成本是阻止人们参与到这些残忍行为中的一个主要因素。

  21. He couldn 't check his anger to see such cruelty to children .

    看到儿童遭到如此残忍对待,他怒不可遏。

  22. This is a way of fighting cruelty against animals .

    这是抗击虐待动物的一种方式。

  23. She abhors cruelty to animals .

    她憎恶虐待动物

  24. Animal leather alternatives like Polyurethane and PVC leather may have solved the fashion industry 's animal cruelty problem , but they are not the most environmentally friendly solutions .

    类似聚氨酯和PVC革的动物皮革替代品或许已经解决了时装业的动物虐待问题,但它们并非最环保的方案。

  25. Lies and cruelty come very easily to some people .

    谎言和残忍对某些人来说是很容易的。

  26. Mercy to the criminal may be cruelty to the people .

    对犯罪的仁慈是对人民的残忍。

  27. Cruelty to animals really makes me see red .

    对动物的残忍行为真使我怒不可遏。

  28. Many people are fulminating against the cruelty of blood sports .

    许多人严厉谴责残酷的流血体育活动。

  29. His cruelty suggests that he is less than human .

    他的残忍表示他没有人性。

  30. " How can I describe the cruelty of this world "

    ‘我该怎样述说世界的残酷呢’