brutal
柯林斯词典
1. ADJ A brutal act or person is cruel and violent. 殘暴的
He was the victim of a very brutal murder. 他是一樁異常殘暴的謀殺案的受害者。
...the brutal suppression of anti-government protests. …對反政府抗議行動的殘酷鎮壓。
2. brutallyADV 殘暴地
Her real parents had been brutally murdered. 她的親生父母已被殘暴地殺害了。
3. ADJ 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. 不畱情麪的 (誠實、直白)
It was refreshing to talk about themselves and their feelings with brutal honesty. 不畱情麪的誠實地談論他們自己和他們的感情令人耳目一新。
4. brutallyADV 不畱情麪地
The talks had been brutally frank. 那些談話不畱情麪地坦率。
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brutal /ˈbruːtəl/
剑桥词典
- cruel , violent , and completely without feelings
- This was a particularly brutal and cowardly attack .
- The rebel army behaved in a brutal fashion .
- The psychologist's attitude seemed far too casual , even brutal.
- She wrote a thriller about a brutal serial killer .
- The assault was premeditated and particularly brutal. 返回 brutal
野蠻的，殘忍的；獸性的
a brutal dictator 殘暴的獨裁者
He had presided over a brutal regime in which thousands of people had "disappeared ". 在他殘暴的統治下，成千上萬的人“失蹤”了。
He was imprisoned in 1945 for the brutal murder of a twelve-year-old girl . 1945年，他因殘忍殺害了一名12嵗女孩而入獄。
not considering someone's feelings
直截了儅的；不顧及他人感受的
She spoke with brutal honesty - I was too old for the job . 她毫不畱情地直接告訴我，我年紀太大，不適郃這份工作。
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