brutal

柯林斯詞典

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(duì)反政府抗議行動(dòng)的殘酷鎮(zhèn)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(shí)、直白)
It was refreshing to talk about themselves and their feelings with brutal honesty. 不畱情麪的誠實(shí)地談?wù)撍麄冏约汉退麄兊母星榱钊硕恳恍隆?/p>
4. brutallyADV 不畱情麪地
The talks had been brutally frank. 那些談話不畱情麪地坦率。