单词：crueller
音标：[ˈkru:ələ] ；
a. 残酷的( cruel的比较级 ); 残忍的; 使人痛苦的; 让人受难的
cruel的用法和样例：
例句
用作形容词(adj.)
- The feudal barons were cruel to the people.封建贵族对人民很残酷。
- That emperor was a cruel despot.那个皇帝是个残酷的专制君主。
- The death of their daughter was a cruel blow.女儿的死对他们是一个残酷的打击。
- He is a cruel assassin.他是个残忍的杀手。
- We shouldn't be cruel to animals.我们不应该对动物残忍。
- In fairy stories, the ogre is cruel and eats people.在神话故事中，魔鬼很残忍而且吃人。
- His cruel remarks cut me deeply.他那无情的话太伤我的心了。
常见句型
用作形容词(adj.)
用作定语～+ n.- The cruel man beat his wife.那位狠心的男人打自己的妻子。
- The cruel woman threw the boy into a dark room.那个残忍的女人把那孩子扔到一间黑屋里去。
- His cruel master nearly beat him to death.残忍的主人差点把他打死。
- The cruel master beat his slaves mercilessly with a whip.残暴的奴隶主用鞭子狠心地抽打奴隶。
- It was a cruel lesson.这是个惨痛的教训。
- Fate dealt him a cruel blow.命运给他以惨痛的打击。
- He was criticized for his cruel acts.他因行为残忍而受到了批评。
- The cruel war caused great disasters to the people.残酷的战争给人民带来了巨大的灾难。
- What a cruel sight it was!这是一个多么悲惨的情景!
- “How dare you say I'm unfair?”said Mr. White in a cruel voice.怀特先生恶狠狠地说:“你竟敢说我不公平!”
- Anyone who likes watching people suffer is cruel.喜欢看别人受苦的人都是残酷的人。
- How could he be so cruel?他怎能这样无情呢?
- Tigers are cruel by nature.老虎生性残暴。
- The disappointment was cruel.失望是令人痛苦的。
- The summers there are really cruel.那儿的夏天真热得够呛。
- They were very cruel to their prisoners of war.他们对待战俘很残酷。
- A mother who is cruel to her child is unnatural.对自己的孩子残忍的母亲是不近人情的。
- Don't be cruel to animals.别虐待动物。
- It was cruel of her to kick her sick mother out.她把患病的母亲赶出大门,真是残忍。
- It was cruel of him to say that.他说那话真是狠心。
- It was cruel of them to make the donkey carry such a heavy load.他们让驴子驮那样重的东西,真是残忍。
- It was cruel of Tom to tease that little boy.汤姆嘲弄那个小男孩是很残忍的事。
- It is cruel to hit a dog with a stick.用棍子打狗是残忍的行为。
常用短语
用作形容词(adj.)
cruel to be kind- 忠言逆耳 help sb by using unpleasant methods
词汇搭配
用作形容词 (adj.)
～+名词- cruel act残忍的行为
- cruel animal凶猛的动物
- cruel blow残忍的打击
- cruel criticism残酷的批评
- cruel disease痛苦的疾病
- cruel enemy残忍的敌人
- cruel fate残酷的命运
- cruel master残酷的主人
- cruel parents残忍的父母
- cruel punishment酷刑
- cruel sight悲惨的景象
- cruel torment痛苦的折磨
- cruel treatment残忍的待遇
- cruel war残酷的战争
- cruel to the children对儿童残忍
- cruel to the poor对穷人残忍
经典引文
The meanest and cruelest of human beings.
出自：S. JohnsonIt was cruel to bewilder her.
出自：H. JamesI could feel her cruel eyes on me.
出自：E. O