cruel
🇬🇧 UK/kruəl/🇺🇸 US/'kru:әl/
TOEFLB1
Definitions
adj.
Deliberately causing pain or suffering to others; merciless; harsh and severe.
残忍的,残酷的;无情的,严酷的
adv.
To a great or extreme degree.
极其,非常
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedExample Sentences
- 1.
It is cruel to keep wild animals in small cages.
- 2.
The cruel king treated his subjects without any compassion.
- 3.
It was cruel of them to abandon the old dog in the street.