War is cruelty. There's no use trying to reform it, the crueler it is the sooner it will be over.
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n. 残忍;残忍的行为;残酷行为;虐待;
💡 cruel残酷的+ty表名词 →残酷
"The deliberate cruelty of his words cut her like a knife."
他故意说的残酷无情的话对她像刀割一样。
近义：outrage, heartlessness, inclemency, inhumanity, insidiousness, mercilessness
adj. 令人难于忍受的;难堪的;令人厌烦的;
v. 试图( try的现在分词);试验，尝试;审讯;
💡 try(考验)+ing(形容词后缀)→难堪的；使人痛苦的
"an ageing pop star trying to stage a comeback"
试图重返歌坛的已经上了年纪的流行音乐歌星
近义：arduous, irksome, labored, laborious, nagging, nervy
n. 改革，改良，改造;改正;
vt.& vi. 改善;
vt. 改革;重组;
vi. 重组;
adj. 改革的;
💡 re再次+form形状→再形成→改造
"She refuses to acknowledge the need for reform."
她拒不承认改革的必要性。
近义：mend, repair, revise, right, correct, emend
反义：stray, misdirect, misguide, misinform, mislead, confound
prep. （表示方向）越过;（部份或全部覆盖）在…上面;由于;（表示论及）关于;
adv. 结束;再;（倒）下;从一边至另一边;
adj. 过去的;外面的;在上的;上级的;
n. 额外;剩余;剩余（或多余）的量;剩余物;
int. [电信学]报文完，请回复！;
vt. 走过，跳过;[美国方言]从…恢复过来;
"The government did an about-turn over nuclear energy."
政府对核能的态度来了个180度的大转变。
近义：above, on, up, regarding, relating, respecting
反义：under, below, beneath