brutal

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英 [ˈbru:tl]

美 [ˈbrutl]

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adj.

野蛮的；残忍的；不讲理的；无情的

双语释义

adj.(形容词)

无情的,野蛮的 showing a complete lack of kind or sensitive human feelings

英英释义

brutal[ 'bru:təl ]

adj.
- (of weapons or instruments) causing suffering and pain
  "brutal instruments of torture"
  同义词：cruel
- (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
  "brutal beatings"
  同义词：barbarouscruelfellroughshodsavagevicious

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词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)

～+名词

brutal attack野蛮的袭击
brutal attacker暴徒
brutal violations粗暴的践踏
brutal winter严酷的冬天

词组短语

brutal violence暴力

同近义词辨析

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

这组词都有“残忍的”的意思，其区别是：

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。

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

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。

fierce指天性凶恶，令人害怕。

inhuman着重缺乏同情心、仁爱等人类特有的良好的品质。

barbarous专指只有原始或未开化的人才会有的残忍行为。

cruel一般用词，指行动或态度的残忍。

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

The people have been kept down for years by a brutal regime.
人民多年遭受野蛮制度压迫。
The enemy made a brutal attack upon the villagers.
敌人对村民们进行了野蛮的攻击。
NATO's invasion of this independent country is a brutal violation of human rights.
北约对这个独立的国家的侵略是对人权的野蛮侵犯。
The brutal soldiers beat their prisoners ruthlessly.
残暴的士兵野蛮地抽打俘虏。
Children were rent from their mothers' arms by the brutal soldiers.
凶残的士兵把孩子们从母亲的怀抱中夺走了。

权威例句

Brutal Composition
Brutal Composition
Brutal bosses and their prey
The brutal elimination of a rival among captive male chimpanzees
Brutal Reasoning: Animals, Rationality and Humanity in Early Modern England
Brutal Borders? Examining the Treatment of Deportees during Arrest and Detention
Suu Kyi Too Hot for Asia's Most Brutal Regime to Handle
Brutal Choreographies: Oppositional Strategies and Narrative Design in the Novels of Margaret Atwood
The Comfort Women: Japan's Brutal Regime of Enforced Prostitution in the Second World War
Tragedy in Amish Country; A Brutal Pennsylvania Slaying Brought Together Neighbors Who Live Worlds Apart

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