英语词汇“cruelty”的读音、翻译、意思、用法、释义-英汉双解词典

词汇	cruelty
释义	cruelty 1 ENTRIES FOUND: cruelty (noun) cruelty /ˈkruːlti/ noun plural cruelties cruelty /ˈkruːlti/ noun plural cruelties Learner's definition of CRUELTY 1 [noncount] : a desire to cause others to suffer : the quality or state of being cruel残忍；残暴；残酷 a dictator/tyrant known for his cruelty因残酷而臭名昭著的独裁者/暴君 The cruelty of children can be surprising.孩子们的残忍也会令人吃惊。 2 a [noncount] : actions that cause suffering残酷的行为；折磨 They protested against cruelty to animals.他们抗议虐待动物的残酷行径。 physical and emotional cruelty身体和心灵上的折磨 b [count] : an act or occurrence that causes suffering虐待 — usually plural通常用复数 The prisoners endured awful cruelties.囚徒忍受着惨无人道的虐待。 the cruelties of life/nature/war生活/大自然/战争的折磨
随便看	at a price at a push at a rate of knots at arm's length at a snail's pace a taste/dose of your own medicine a taste of your own medicine at a time at attention atavistic at bat at bay at best at bottom at close quarters at cost at cross-purposes at crosspurposes at cross purposes at daggers drawn at death's door ate at each other's throats at ease atelier