(noun.) a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering.
(noun.) the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance.
(noun.) feelings of extreme heartlessness.
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双语例句
None can imagine her ferocious cruelty who has not witnessed her daily acts for over half a year. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯.火星战神.
He pictured the town emancipated from its ugliness and its cruelty--a beautiful city for free men and women. 沃尔特·李普曼.政治序论.
She is captive unto those men of Belial, and they will wreak their cruelty upon her, sparing neither for her youth nor her comely favour. 沃尔特·司各特.艾凡赫.
Out of the question, sir,' remarked Sam Weller, coming to assist in the conference; 'it's a cruelty to animals, sir, to ask 'em to do it. 查尔斯·狄更斯.匹克威克外传.
The whole cruelty of Sir Percival's deception had fallen on poor Lady Glyde. 威尔基·柯林斯.白衣女人.
O Mr Wrayburn,' she answered, suddenly breaking into tears, 'is the cruelty on my side! 查尔斯·狄更斯.我们共同的朋友.
I have discovered, whispering mysteriously, that her natural cruelty is sharpened by a jealous fear of their regaining their liberty. 查尔斯·狄更斯.荒凉山庄.
In every victory he displayed humanity to the conquered, and decisively opposed any exhibition of cruelty. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.
In the matter of slavery; all nations had slaves; some treated them very cruelly, some with moderate cruelty. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.
Hanging is too good for him, said Mr. Cruelty. 乔治·艾略特.米德尔马契.
It's quite a cruelty,' said Charlotte. 查尔斯·狄更斯.雾都孤儿.
The motions of these men were slow and solemn, as if there impended over their souls some preconception of horror and of cruelty. 沃尔特·司各特.艾凡赫.
Think of the deeds of hellish cruelty, the hidden wickedness which may go on, year in, year out, in such places, and none the wiser. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔.福尔摩斯历险记.
O, you are too relentless--there's a limit to the cruelty of savages! 托马斯·哈代.还乡.
He hid his face in his burning hands, and feebly bemoaned his own weakness, and the cruelty of his persecutors. 查尔斯·狄更斯.匹克威克外传.
It is a dark and intricate story of treacheries, cruelties, and hate, in which the death of the wily Histi?us shines almost cheerfully. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.
But his indulgence in these and his personal tyrannies and cruelties did not interfere with the general prosperity of the empire. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.
He held a command in Spain, and distinguished himself by his cruelties. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.
He might suffer horrible cruelties, for there was little law to protect such as he. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.
Every one of them is capable of cruelties and fine emotions, of despairs and devotions and self-forgetful effort. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.
Roman writers accuse her of great cruelties. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.
The expedition was successful, but he was disgusted by what he saw of the cruelties and horrors of war. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.
The clergy were to be freed from lay jurisdiction and from taxation, and exemplary cruelties were to be practised upon the heretics. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.
We read of horrible cruelties in the suppression of these troubles by Hamilcar, the Carthaginian general; of men being crucified by the thousand. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.
This step was taken by his grandson, Ivan IV (Ivan the Terrible, because of his insane cruelties; 1533-1584). 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.
The horrid cruelties and outrages that once and a while find their way into the papers,--such cases as Prue's, for example,--what do they come from? 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托.汤姆叔叔的小屋.