That could turn out to be the cruellest of all the twists to the Obama effect.
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柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
ADJ-GRADED
残酷的;冷酷的;残忍的;残暴的
Someone who is cruel deliberately causes pain or distress to people or animals.
例句
Children can be so cruel...孩子有时可能会相当残忍。Don't you think it's cruel to cage a creature up?你不认为把动物关进笼里太残忍了吗？
ADJ-GRADED
(处境或事件)引起痛苦的，残酷的
A situation or event that is cruel is very harsh and causes people distress.
例句
...struggling to survive in a cruel world with which they cannot cope...在一个难以应付的残酷世界里拼命求生By a cruel irony, his horse came down on a flat part of the course.十分残酷而且极具讽刺意味的是，他的马在赛场的平地上摔倒了。