| 单词 | brutal |
| 释义 | brutal /bruːtl/ deliberately causing physical pain and suffering残忍的；残暴的；兽性的◆we did not want to hear the details of the brutal attack.我们不想听那次野蛮攻击的细节。◆he had escaped from a brutal and repressive regime.他从一个残暴专制的政权逃了出来。 ➡ see also brutal → ruthless ▸ brutally adverb◆he had been brutally assaulted.他遭到了毒打。note 辨析 cruel or brutal? brutal is usually used to talk about murders or attacks, or the people or regimes that carry these out. cruel is used to talk about physical attacks too, but it is also commonly used to describe acts which cause mental pain and suffering. cruel can often give the impression that the person carrying out the violence is enjoying the experience; it can be used with words describing how people look. * brutal 一般用来形容谋杀或袭击，或施行此类暴行的人或政权。cruel 亦用于形容身体袭击，但也常用于描述引起精神痛苦和伤害的行为。cruel 常给人以施暴者以此为乐的印象，可与描述人的样子的词搭配◆a cruel mouth / grin / look残忍的嘴巴／咧嘴笑／样子 cruel can vary in strength: it can mean 'deliberately causing extreme pain' or it can just mean 'rather unkind'; brutal is always much stronger than 'unkind'. * cruel 表示的残忍程度可强可弱，可指“故意导致极端的痛苦”，或仅为“相当不和善”； brutal 表示的残忍程度总是比“不和善”大很多。 ➡ see also unkind → mean adj. 1brutal/ˈbru:tl ||; ˈbrutḷ/adj very cruel and/or violent 残暴的；冷酷无情的: ◇a brutal murder 残酷的凶杀案◇a brutal dictatorship 残暴的独裁政权 ➔brutally /-təli ||; -tḷɪ/ adv ◇he was brutally honest and told her that he didn't love her any more. 他坦白到了无情的地步，竟跟她说他不再爱她。 brutalsee ⇨ violent 1 bru·tal /`brutḷ; ˈbruːtl/adj 1. very cruel and violent 残酷的，野蛮的，凶残的:◇a brutal attack 蛮横的攻击 2. saying something unpleasant without caring about people's feelings 不讲情面的，不顾别人感受的:◇she needs to be told what she is doing wrong, but you don't need to be brutal about it. 她需要有人告诉她做错了什么事，但你不要太直言不讳。 |
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