The various symbols from nature not only intensify the cruelty of natural laws, but also foreshadow the fate of the main characters.
取材于自然的各种象征不仅深化了自然法则的残酷性，而且预示了主要人物的命运。
参考来源 - 海明威《永别了The "cruelty" the two famous dramatists mentioned was familiar in the similar pursue of aesthetics trend.
两位戏剧家所提出的“残酷”,在于其美学趋向上相近的追求。
参考来源 - 论中国话剧的“残酷”美学倾向·2,447,543篇论文数据，部分数据来源于NoteExpress
同义词： inhuman treatment
以上来源于: WordNet
N-VAR Cruelty is behaviour that deliberately causes pain or distress to people or animals. 残忍
Britain had laws against cruelty to animals but none to protect children.
英国曾有反对虐待动物的法律，却没有一部保护儿童的法律。
They committed the most atrocious cruelties.
他们犯下了极其凶残的暴行。
Most of Xinran's mothers submit stoically to the cruelties of "son preference" and the one-child policy.
欣然笔下的大部分母亲在“重男轻女”的残忍现实和“独生子女”政策下，采取了绝育手段。
Those cruelties are badly used that, although few at the outset, increase with the passing of time instead of disappearing.
那些拙劣的残暴，尽管在起初可能感觉不到，可是随着时间的进行不是渐渐消失而是愈演愈烈。
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