Word · Frequency #4471
crueler
残忍的；残酷的
crueler is the comparative of cruel.
willing to cause pain or suffering to others; extremely unkind
- 1.
Intentionally causing or reveling in pain and suffering; merciless, heartless.
故意造成或沉溺于痛苦和折磨；无情,冷酷
- 2.
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
(指人或其行为)能够或倾向于施加痛苦或折磨
- 3.
Harsh; severe.
严厉；苛刻
故意造成或沉溺于痛苦和折磨；无情,冷酷；(指人或其行为)能够或倾向于施加痛苦或折磨；严厉；苛刻；残酷的；令人极痛苦的；[法] 残忍的
In use
It was cruel of him to leave the dog outside in the storm.
The cruel ruler made people work long hours without food.
Her cruel words made the little boy cry.
cruel tortures
cruel to sb
She was cruel to her younger brother.
她对弟弟很残忍。
it is cruel to do sth
It is cruel to leave a pet alone for days.
把宠物独自留在家里很多天是很残忍的。
cruel + noun
形容词作定语
Connections
Collocations
- cruel person
- 残忍的人
- He is a cruel person who enjoys hurting others.他是一个残忍的人，喜欢伤害别人。
- cruel treatment
- 残酷的对待
- The prisoners suffered cruel treatment.囚犯们遭受了残酷的对待。
- cruel punishment
- 残酷的惩罚
- In ancient times, cruel punishments were common.在古代，残酷的惩罚很常见。
- cruel fate
- 残酷的命运
- She met a cruel fate at a young age.她年轻时遭遇了残酷的命运。
- cruel joke
- 恶毒的玩笑
- Playing a cruel joke on someone is not funny.对某人开恶毒的玩笑并不有趣。
- cruel world
Learner notes
Memory Tip
cruel谐音'哭弱'，联想到让弱者哭泣的残忍行为。
Context & Register
该词为中性词汇，适用于正式和非正式场合，常用于描述个人或集体行为带来的痛苦。
Grammar Note
常用于描述对人的行为或事物
Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words share the /uːəl/ or /uːl/ ending with cruel. Note that spelling 'uel' is consistent, but 'cruel' is sometimes reduced to one syllable /kruːl/ while the others are typically two syllables.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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