brutal
- adj.残酷的;残暴的;冷酷的;兽性的;直截了当的
派生词： brutality n.;brutally adv.
brut(e) 畜生,野兽 + -al ...的
brutaladj.
残暴的；兽性的
violent and cruel
a brutal attack/murder/rape/killing
野蛮的攻击 / 谋杀 / 强奸 / 杀害
直截了当的；冷酷的
direct and clear about sth unpleasant; not thinking of people's feelings
With brutal honesty she told him she did not love him.
她冷酷地直接告诉他，她不爱他。
police brutality
警察的粗暴
the brutalities of war
战争的残酷
He was brutally assaulted.
他遭到毒打。
Let me be brutally frank about this.
让我把这件事无情地挑明说吧。
brutal
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ADJ-GRADED 野蛮的；残暴的
A brutal act or person is cruel and violent.He was the victim of a very brutal murder.
他是一桩恶性谋杀案的受害者。
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Her real parents had been brutally murdered.
她的亲生父母被残忍杀害了。
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ADJ-GRADED 直截了当的；直言不讳的；直率的
If someone expresses something unpleasant with brutal honesty or frankness, they express it in a clear and accurate way, without attempting to disguise its unpleasantness.It was refreshing to talk about themselves and their feelings with brutal honesty...
他们直言不讳地谈论自己和自己的感受，让人觉得耳目一新。
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The talks had been brutally frank...
会谈进行得异常坦率。
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ADJ-GRADED 残酷无情的；难以忍受的
Brutal is used to describe things that have an unpleasant effect on people, especially when there is no attempt by anyone to reduce their effect.The dip in prices this summer will be brutal...
今年夏天价格的大幅下跌将会很残酷。
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The early-morning New York air can be brutally cold.
纽约清晨的空气会冷得让人难以忍受。
adj
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- disagreeably direct and precise
- he spoke with brutal honesty
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- (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
- a barbarous crime
- brutal beatings
- cruel tortures
- Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks
- a savage slap
- vicious kicks
- Synonym: barbarous cruel fell roughshod savage vicious
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- resembling a beast;showing lack of human sensibility
- beastly desires
- a bestial nature
- brute force
- a dull and brutish man
- bestial treatment of prisoners
- Synonym: beastly bestial brute(a) brutish
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- harsh
- the brutal summer sun
- a brutal winter
- Synonym: unrelenting
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He eliminated his rivals in a brutal struggle for power
他在一场残酷的权力争斗中将对手一一铲除。
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In today 's real world of business , business competition is brutal .
在当今现实的企业世界里，企业竞争是残酷的。
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With brutal honesty she told him she did not love him .
她冷酷地直接告诉他，她不爱他。
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The 20th century brought brutal change to some countries .
20世纪一些国家发生了无情的变化。
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Prison conditions have become more brutal
监狱条件变得更加严酷。
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Eddy finds himself plunged into a world of brutal violence
埃迪发现自己被抛入了一个野蛮、暴力的世界。
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The dip in prices this summer will be brutal
今年夏天价格的大幅下跌将会很残酷。
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This is not war as you learned it . It is brutal work , with no quarter given .
这并不是你所了解的战争。它残酷无情，对人没有半点怜悯。
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It was refreshing to talk about themselves and their feelings with brutal honesty
他们直言不讳地谈论自己和自己的感受，让人觉得耳目一新。
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This juxtaposition of brutal reality and lyrical beauty runs through Park 's stories .
这种残忍的现实和浪漫美好事物的并存始终贯穿于帕克的短篇小说中。
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He was the victim of a very brutal murder .
他是一桩恶性谋杀案的受害者。
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The afternoon sun had been brutal
下午的太阳酷热难挡。
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He took an anguished breath . He had to be brutal and say it .
他痛苦地吸了口气，不得不坦言此事。
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Jensen is a dangerous man , and can be very brutal and reckless .
詹森是个危险人物，可能会变得非常野蛮而凶残。
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This is a brutal killing .
这是残忍的谋杀。
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This was a brutal and cold-blooded killing .
这是一场残忍无情的杀戮。
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The brutal attack on defenseless children and women was strongly criticized .
对手无寸铁的妇女和儿童进行的野蛮攻击遭到了强烈谴责。
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The colonists massacred thousands of natives with brutal and callous force .
殖民者惨绝人寰地屠杀了成千的土著居民。
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Here the winters are not so brutal as in other parts of the country .
这儿的冬天不像该国其他地方那样难以忍受。
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He was known for running a brutal extortion racket .
他因干过一起残忍的敲诈勒索而出名。
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Murder is a brutal crime .
杀人是一种残暴的犯罪行为。
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He is a brutal murderer .
他是一个凶残的杀人犯。
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In other words , it refers to anything that is brutal or learnt , rather than instinctive or natural .
换句话说，它指的是任何后天习得或学习到的东西，而不是本能的或与生俱来的东西。
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Years of war culminated in nothing less than a brutal razing of the city .
经年的战争给这座城市带来的不亚于灭顶之灾
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They 're brutal people behind their civilised veneer .
他们表面上温文有礼，骨子里却是野蛮残忍。
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I delivered a verbal protest against their brutal acts .
我对他们的暴行提出口头抗议。
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Ahmadinejad is denying the holocaust because he 's as brutal as Hitler was .
内贾德否认大屠杀，因为他像希特勒一样残忍。
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Tough economic conditions call for a brutal focus on costs .
严酷的经济环境要求公司严格关注成本。
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She said I 'd see life was brutal .
她说我应该看到生活是残酷的。
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To many , football seems like a very brutal sport .
在许多人看来，橄榄球是一项非常粗野的运动。
指极为残忍、暴力、野蛮的，强调没有同情心，含不择手段的意味。
brutal killing/murder/rape
野蛮的杀害/谋杀/强奸
The brutal attack on defenseless children and women was strongly criticized.
对手无寸铁的妇女和儿童进行的野蛮攻击遭到了强烈谴责。
普通用词，主要指行为或态度残忍的。
His cruel father nearly beat him to death.
残忍的父亲差点把他打死。
Fate dealt her a cruel blow.
命运给她以惨痛的打击。
He was criticized for his cruel acts.
他因行为残忍而受到谴责。
指为了达到个人目的而对他人的痛苦毫无怜悯之心的。
He is a ruthless adversary.
他是个冷酷无情的对手。
The dictator was ruthless in getting what he wanted.
那个独裁者为达目的不择手段，残酷无情。