cruelty

noun

1. （尤指蓄意的）残酷，残忍，残暴
   behaviour that causes pain or suffering to others, especially deliberately
   1. cruelty to animals
      对动物的虐待
   2. 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
   1. the cruelties of life
      生活中的种种不公

1. N-VAR 残暴;残忍;残酷
   Cruelty is behaviour that deliberately causes pain or distress to people or animals.
   1. 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。
   2. He had been unable to escape the cruelties of war.
      他没能逃脱战争的残酷。

1. Cruelty is a normal attribute of human behaviour
   残忍是人的天性之一。
2. Thomas Rane chastised Peters for his cruelty
   托马斯·拉纳严厉训斥彼得斯的残酷行为。
3. Cruelty depraves and corrupts.
   残暴行为会使人堕落、道德败坏。
4. He had been unable to escape the cruelties of war.
   他没能逃脱战争的残酷。
5. 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。
6. 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。
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. The cruelty in the world saddens me incredibly.
   人世间的残酷无情让我感到无比悲哀。
9. 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。
10. We have sworn to fight cruelty wherever we find it
    我们发誓要见恶除恶。
11. 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。
12. 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。
13. 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。
14. I hate such cruelty.
    我憎恨这样的残忍。
15. Lying and cruelty are vice.
    说谎和残暴都是道德败坏的行为。
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. So, they made up stories about bloody battles and Spanish cruelty.
    所以，他们编造了一些关于血腥的战斗和西班牙残暴的故事。
19. We condemn cruelty and cruel people.
    我们谴责残忍行为和残忍的人。
20. Lying, stealing, dishonesty and cruelty are sins.
    说谎、偷窃、不诚实和残忍都是罪孽。
21. And the clove cigarettes and no-bathing thing is cruelty to me.
    丁香香烟和不洗澡对我而言太残酷了。
22. In our intimate personal relationships there is also a great deal of cruelty, anger, hurting each other.
    在我们亲密的个人关系中，也有很多残忍，愤怒和互相伤害。
23. It's more about sadness and loneliness than about cruelty or inhumanity.
    本片讲述较多的是悲伤和孤独，而不是残酷和残暴。
24. Mercy to the enemies means cruelty to the people.
    对敌人的仁慈就意味着对人民的残忍。
25. His cruelty kindled our anger.
    他的残暴激起了我们的愤怒。
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. Her cruelty kindled hatred in my heart.
    她的残暴激起了我的憎恨。
28. I have a deep horror of cruelty.
    我对残暴的行为深恶痛绝。
29. I think I see falsehood and cruelty here.
    我认为我在这儿发现了欺骗和残忍。
30. My feeling for him undergo a revulsion when I discover his cruelty.
    当我发现他的残忍时，对他的感情起了剧变。

noun

1. a cruel act

   Synonym:    inhuman treatment

2. the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance

   Synonym:    cruelnessharshness

3. feelings of extreme heartlessness

   Synonym:    mercilessnesspitilessnessruthlessness