[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]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。
...the brutal suppression of anti-government protests...
对反政府抗议的残酷镇压
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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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 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]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。
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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The talks had been brutally frank...
会谈进行得异常坦率。
'Lotte Bruckner is dead.' It came out more brutally than Brand had intended.
“洛特·布鲁克纳死了。”布兰德本来没想这么直接而残酷地说出来。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]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。
The afternoon sun had been brutal...
下午的太阳酷热难挡。
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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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。
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bru·tal/ˈbruːtl; NAmEˈbruːtl/adjective1violent and cruel 残暴的;兽性的◆a brutal attack/murder/rape/killing野蛮的攻击╱谋杀╱强奸╱杀害2direct and clear about sth unpleasant; not thinking of people's feelings 直截了当的;冷酷的◆With brutal honesty she told him she did not love him.她冷酷地直接告诉他,她不爱他。▶bru·tal·ity/bruːˈtæləti; NAmEbruːˈtæləti/noun[uncountable , countable ](pluralbru·tal·ities)◆police brutality警察的粗暴◆the brutalities of war战争的残酷bru·tal·ly/ˈbruːtəli; NAmEˈbruːtəli/adverb◆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。brutalitybrutalitiesbru·tal/ˈbruːtl; NAmEˈbruːtl/bru·tal·ity/bruːˈtæləti; NAmEbruːˈtæləti/bru·tal·ly/ˈbruːtəli; NAmEˈbruːtəli/
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brutalbru‧tal /ˈbruːtl/ ●○○ adjective
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1very cruel and violentbrutal murder/attack/assault a brutal attack on a defenceless old man a brutal man► see thesaurus at
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2not pleasant and not sensitive to people’s feelings: He replied with brutal honesty.—brutally adverb: He was brutally murdered. If I’m brutally honest, I don’t like her dress.
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