英汉词典

brutal 基本解释

• adj. 残忍的；野蛮的，不讲理的

brutal 词态变化

brutal 英文词源

brutal (adj.)

mid-15c., in reference to the nature of animals, from Latin brutus (see brute (adj.)) + -al (1). Of persons, "fierce," 1640s. Related: Brutally.

brutal 英文释义

1. (of weapons or instruments) causing suffering and pain;

"brutal instruments of torture"

"cruel weapons of war"

2. (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"

3. used of circumstances (especially weather) that cause suffering;

"brutal weather"

"northern winters can be cruel"

"a cruel world"

"a harsh climate"

"a rigorous climate"

"unkind winters"

brutal 同义词解析

cruel, brutal, inhuman, savage, barbarous, fierce, ruthless

这些形容词都有"残忍的，野蛮的"之意。

cruel： 一般用词，指行动或态度的残忍。

brutal： 指极端的残忍，强调无情或缺乏同情心，含不择手段的意味。

inhuman： 着重缺乏同情心、仁爱等人类特有的良好的品质。

savage： 指缺乏文明人应有的教养，尤指在动怒或冲动时表现出的粗野蛮横，含野蛮意味。

barbarous： 专指只有原始或未开化的人才会有的残忍行为。

fierce： 指天性凶恶，令人害怕。

ruthless与cruel同义。强调为达到目的，对别人的痛苦毫无怜悯之心。

brutal 双语例句

1. 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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2. 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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3. 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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4. 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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5. 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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brutal 实用场景例句

the brutalities of war

战争的残酷

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He was brutally assaulted.

他遭到毒打。

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Let me be brutally frank about this.

让我把这件事无情地挑明说吧。

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police brutality

警察的粗暴

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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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a brutal attack/murder/rape/killing

野蛮的攻击 / 谋杀 / 强奸 / 杀害

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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 brutal suppression of anti-government protests...

对反政府抗议的残酷镇压

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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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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 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 afternoon sun had been brutal...

下午的太阳酷热难挡。

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The rebellion and its brutal suppression provided gendarmes with a new method of enriching themselves.

这次起义和对起义的残酷镇压给宪兵们开辟了新的生财之道.

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Now we have cool air to escape to from this brutal weather.

现在,我们有凉风来躲避这酷暑难当的天气了.

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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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She has to face the brutal reality.

她不得不去面对冷酷的现实.

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Seldom is a conflict pushed to its ultimate brutal issue.

很少有一种冲突发展成为轩然大波.

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Now the issue came with blunt and brutal force.

但在现在,问题却来得那么直截了当而粗暴.

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He recalls confrontations, additional interrogations in the middle of the night, and brutal beatings.

他回忆起当时有当面对质, 半夜突击的审问, 还有野蛮的殴打.

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A man should remain unyielding in the face of brutal force!

男子汉大丈夫危难时候要做到威武不屈!

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His strong and brutal way of dealing with things is hard for his colleagues to accept.

他强蛮的做事方法让同事们很难接受.

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Also, chow yun fat dials down his performance as a brutal emperor with a stolid temperament.

同时, 周润发用冷淡的性格来演出一个残忍的皇帝.

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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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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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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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The brutal soldiers beat their prisoners ruthlessly.

残暴的士兵野蛮地抽打俘虏.

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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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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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They lived in happy insulation from brutal facts.

他们幸福地生活在不受残酷现实干扰的世界里。

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