He captures birds only to let them go when he realizes the cruelty involved.
出自-2013年6月聽力原文
柯林斯高階英漢雙解學(xué)習(xí)詞典釋義
N-VAR
殘暴;殘忍;殘酷
Cruelty is behaviour that deliberately causes pain or distress to people or animals.
例句
Britain had laws against cruelty to animals but none to protect children...英國有禁止虐待動物的法律，但卻沒有保護(hù)兒童的法律。He had been unable to escape the cruelties of war.他沒能逃脫戰(zhàn)爭的殘酷。
英漢詞典釋義
n.
殘忍, 殘酷
Mercy to the enemies means cruelty to the people.對敵人的仁慈就意味著對人民的殘忍。
英英詞典釋義
Noun
1. a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering
2. feelings of extreme heartlessness
3. the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance