用作形容词 (adj.)
用作定语
~+ n.
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The cruel man beat his wife.
那位狠心的男人打自己的妻子。
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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。
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His cruel master nearly beat him to death.
残忍的主人差点把他打死。
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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。
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It was a cruel lesson.
这是个惨痛的教训。
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Fate dealt him a cruel blow.
命运给他以惨痛的打击。
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He was criticized for his cruel acts.
他因行为残忍而受到了批评。
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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。
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What a cruel sight it was!
这是一个多么悲惨的情景!
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“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!”
用作表语
S+be+~
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Anyone who likes watching people suffer is cruel.
喜欢看别人受苦的人都是残酷的人。
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How could he be so cruel?
他怎能这样无情呢?
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Tigers are cruel by nature.
老虎生性残暴。
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The disappointment was cruel.
失望是令人痛苦的。
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The summers there are really cruel.
那儿的夏天真热得够呛。
S+be+~+ prep .-phrase
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They were very cruel to their prisoners of war.
他们对待战俘很残酷。
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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。
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Don't be cruel to animals.
别虐待动物。
It is/was+~+(of sb) to- v
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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。
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It was cruel of him to say that.
他说那话真是狠心。
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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。
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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。
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It is cruel to hit a dog with a stick.
用棍子打狗是残忍的行为。