单词 | brutal |
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音标 | 英[ˈbru:tl] 美[ˈbrutl] |
解释 | adj.野蛮的;残忍的;不讲理的;无情的; |
例句 | ADJ-GRADED 野蛮的;残暴的 A brutal act or person is cruel and violent. 例:He was the victim of a very brutal murder.他是一桩恶性谋杀案的受害者。 例:...the brutal suppression of anti-government protests...对反政府抗议的残酷镇压 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. 例: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。 例: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。 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. 例: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。 例:The afternoon sun had been brutal...下午的太阳酷热难挡。 |
变形 | noun:brutality~adv:brutally~ |
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