cruel/'kruːəl/

a. deliberately causing pain or sadness to people or animals

a. 残忍的，残酷的：[cruel to sb/sth] He was cruel to his younger brother. 他对弟弟很残忍。

◇[it's cruel to do sth] It's cruel to keep animals in these conditions. 把动物关在这样的环境中很残酷。

构词源自crude（粗鲁的）

音组-uel/-'uːəl/

cruel; gruel