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cruel /kruːəl/
●be ˌcruel to be ˈkinduse unpleasant methods because they are necessary to help sb 忠言逆耳；良药苦口；让人痛苦却是出于好意◆I was worried about Katie getting too involved with Steve so I eventually told her about his drug addiction — you’ve got to be cruel to be kind sometimes.
我担心凯蒂会对史蒂夫用情太深，于是最终告诉她史蒂夫有毒瘾，这样做虽说是狠了点儿，确实是为她好。 OPP kill sb with kindness |
