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cruelty
常考释义
n. 残忍;冷酷;残酷;残暴
The cruelty of the decision was hard to bear.
这个决定太残忍了,让人难以承受。
n. 残暴的行为;暴行;参见:mental cruelty
appalling cruelties
骇人听闻的暴行
He had been unable to escape the cruelties of war.
他没能从战争的暴行中逃脱。
n. 虐待
Britain had laws against cruelty to animals but none to protect children.
英国曾有禁止虐待动物的法律,却没有一部保护儿童的法律。
The slaves accused their masters of cruelty.
奴隶们谴责奴隶主虐待他们。
n. 虐待(家庭法中可用作离婚依据)【律】
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