English Dictionary

cruel

IPA（発音記号）

/kɹuː(ə)l/

形容詞

俗語

Intentionally causing or reveling in pain and suffering; merciless, heartless. / Harsh; severe. / (slang) Cool; awesome; neat.

日本語の意味

意図的に痛みや苦しみを引き起こす、またはそれを楽しむ。無慈悲、冷酷な様子。 / 厳しい、過酷な状況や態度。 / (スラング) かっこいい、素晴らしい。

The cruel guard took pleasure in taunting the prisoners each night.

その残酷な看守は毎晩囚人をからかうのを楽しんでいた。

意味（1）

Intentionally causing or reveling in pain and suffering; merciless, heartless.

The supervisor was very cruel to Josh, as he would always give Josh the hardest, most degrading work he could find.

意味（2）

Harsh; severe.

He was physically the toughest of us and wore five layers of polar clothing, but the cold was cruel and wore us down hour after hour.

意味（3）

(slang) Cool; awesome; neat.

crueler （ comparative ）

crueller （ comparative ）

more cruel （ comparative ）

cruelest （ superlative ）

cruellest （ superlative ）

most cruel （ superlative ）