| 单词 | cruelty |
| 释义 | cruelty (kruːəlti ) Word forms: cruelties variable noun B2 Cruelty is behaviour that deliberately causes pain or distress to people or animals. Britain had laws against cruelty to animals but none to protect children. [+ to] He had been unable to escape the cruelties of war. [+ of] Synonyms: brutality, spite, severity, savagery Collocations: cruelty charge He admitted nine cruelty charges. The Sun A fast food worker, 18, faces theft and cruelty charges. The Sun They deny two cruelty charges. The Sun The amendment act increased potential fines to $75,000 and jail terms to two years for animal cruelty charges and extended the statute of limitations on such charges to three years. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 残忍 Japanese: 残酷 |
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