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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary
- 残忍
[cánrěn]
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1.
adjective
cruel
Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 残忍
[cánrěn]
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1.
形
凶残而狠毒
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他本性残忍
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2.
参见"残酷"的提示。
Examples
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他这样对待老年人,太残忍了。
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It's really cruel of him to treat old people like that.
→ 残忍
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对待儿童如此残忍真使我怒不可遏。
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It made my blood boil to see such cruelty to children.
→ 怒不可遏
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残忍
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cruel; ruthless
→ 忍
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残忍的刽子手对生命的戕害熟视无睹。
→ 残忍
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扼杀弱小的生命是极其残忍不仁道的行为。
→ 弱小
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他们对他施行了残忍的刑讯。
→ 刑讯
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罪犯的残忍行径令人发指。
→ 行径
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盗猎者残忍地剥下藏羚羊的皮,并且贩卖它们。
→ 贩卖
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古代的连坐制度是一种十分残忍的刑罚制度。
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The implication system in ancient societies was a very cruel penalty system.
→ 连坐
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因为杀人无数、残忍凶暴, 他被判枭首。
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He was beheaded for his killings.
→ 枭首
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Collocations
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残忍凶恶
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cruel and atrocious
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阴险残忍
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insidious and cruel
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手段残忍
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cruel means
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残忍的歹徒
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cruel gangster
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太残忍
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too cruel
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残忍地杀害
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kill cruelly
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