cruel /ˈkru:əl/ adj.残忍的，残酷的：The stepmother was cruel to Ann and her brother. 后娘对安和她的兄弟很残忍。It was cruel of the officer to shoot an escaped soldier. 那个军官残酷地枪杀了一名逃兵。
cruelly adv.残酷地
cruelty /ˈkru:əlti/n. [u] 残酷；[c]残暴行为：an act of extreme cruelty一种极端残酷的行为He has treated her with extreme cruelty.他极其残忍地对待她。Her stepmother showed her nothing but cruelty.她的继母对她只有虐待。
