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    cruel

    • IPA[krʊəl]

    英式

    • adj.
      wilfully causing pain or suffering to others, or feeling no concern about it；causing pain or suffering
    • v.
      spoil or ruin (an opportunity or a chance of success)

    • verb: cruel, 3rd person present: cruels, gerund or present participle: cruelling, past tense: cruelled, past participle: cruelled

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    • 1. Australian informal spoil or ruin (an opportunity or a chance of success) Ernie nearly cruelled the whole thing by laughing

    cruel and unusual punishment

    • ph.
      a category of excessively severe punishment banned under the Eighth Amendment of the US ...

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    be cruel to be kind

    • ph.
      act towards someone in a way which seems harsh but will ultimately be of benefit to them

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    cruel

    • IPA[ˈkro͞o(ə)l]

    美式

    • adj.
      willfully causing pain or suffering to others, or feeling no concern about it: people who are cruel to animals a cruel remark

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