cruel

1. ~ (to sb/sth) 잔혹한, 잔인한
a cruel dictator
잔혹한 독재자
I can't stand people who are cruel to animals.
난 동물들에게 잔인한 사람들은 참을 수가 없어.
Her eyes were cruel and hard.
그녀의 두 눈은 잔인하고 냉엄했다.
Sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind.
때로는 상대방을 위해 잔인해져야 할 때도 있다.

2. 고통스러운, 괴로운
a cruel punishment/joke
괴로운 벌/농담
Her father's death was a cruel blow.
그녀 아버지의 죽음은 고통스러운 충격이었다.

[ADJ][oft it v-link ADJ to-inf] Someone who is cruel deliberately causes pain or distress to people or animals.

cruel to
…에 대해 잔인한.

be cruel to animals
동물을 학대하다

receive cruel[kind] treatment
푸대접[큰 대접]을 받다

a cruel blow
엄청난 일격.

a cruel heart
잔인한 기질

a cruel taunt
지독하게 비웃음, 심한 조롱.

cruel towards
…에 대해 잔인한.

do cruel work
잔인한 짓을 하다.

a cruel remark
혹평.

a cruel streak
잔혹한 일면

잔혹한, 악랄한의 의미인 경우

[유의어]brutal
잔혹한, 악랄한
He was the victim of a very brutal murder.

[유의어]ruthless
무자비한, 무정한, 가차없는, 냉혹한
The President was ruthless in dealing with any hint of internal political dissent.

[유의어]callous
굳은, 못박힌, 무감각한, 냉담한, 예사인
his callous disregard for human life.

[유의어]sadistic
The prisoners rioted against mistreatment by sadistic guards

[유의어]inhuman
몰인정한, 무자비한, 잔인한
He was kept under inhumane conditions

[유의어]vicious
나쁜, 악덕의, 부도덕한, 타락한, 패덕의
He was a cruel and vicious man

[유의어]monstrous
기괴한, 극악무도한, 기형의, 괴물 같은, 끔찍한
She endured the monstrous behaviour for years

[유의어]unkind
불친절한, 무정한, 몰인정한, 사나운, 나쁜
All last summer he'd been unkind to her