柯林斯詞典cruelty /?kru??lt?/ (cruelties) 1. N-VAR Cruelty is behaviour that deliberately causes pain or distress to people or animals. 殘忍 Britain had laws against cruelty to animals but none to protect children. 英國(guó)曾有反對(duì)虐待動(dòng)物的法律，卻沒(méi)有一部保護(hù)兒童的法律。 返回 cruelty劍橋詞典cruel behaviour or a cruel action 殘忍，殘酷；殘酷行爲(wèi)；虐待 The farmer was accused of cruelty to animals . 辳場(chǎng)主被指控虐待動(dòng)物。 例句 The slaves were treated with sickening cruelty.I find any cruelty to children utterly repellent .She divorced her husband on the grounds of mental cruelty.The cruelty displayed by these torturers is hard to comprehend .This arrogant and evil character used cruelty and fear to control his whole family . 返回 cruelty