/ˈkruːəl/ v. <非正式>弄糟，使没有成功可能 [ADJ 残酷的；冷酷的；残忍的；残暴的] ~ (to sb/sth) having a desire to cause pain and suffering I can’t stand people who are cruel to animals. What is the cruelest thing you have heard about WW2? Her eyes were cruel and hard. [ADJ 引起痛苦的]causing pain or suffering Her father’s death was a cruel blow.