| 词组 | cruelty |
| 释义 | cruelty /ˈkruːəlti/ noun behaviour or actions that deliberately cause pain to people or animalsadjectivesdeliberate cruelty This was an act of deliberate cruelty which deserves the most severe punishment allowed.terrible/unimaginable cruelty The prisoners were treated with unimaginable cruelty.extreme cruelty The film contains scenes of extreme cruelty.mental cruelty (=involving the mind rather than the body) The most common reason women give for leaving their husbands is mental cruelty.verbsinflict cruelty on sb (=do something cruel to someone) The court found him guilty of inflicting cruelty on a child.suffer cruelty Animals should not be allowed to suffer cruelty.nouns + crueltyanimal/child cruelty Her ex-partner was convicted of child cruelty.prepositionscruelty to/towards sb Cruelty towards slaves was common.phrasesan act of cruelty formal He was charged with committing an act of cruelty. |
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