brutal /ˈbruːtəl/ CET6 TEM4

• 1. 

  ADJ A brutal act or person is cruel and violent. 残暴的

  例：

  He was the victim of a very brutal murder.

  他是一桩异常残暴的谋杀案的受害者。

  例：

  ...the brutal suppression of anti-government protests.

  …对反政府抗议行动的残酷镇压。

• 2. 

  brutally ADV 残暴地

  例：

  Her real parents had been brutally murdered.

  她的亲生父母已被残暴地杀害了。

• 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. 不留情面的 (诚实、直白)

  例：

  It was refreshing to talk about themselves and their feelings with brutal honesty.

  不留情面的诚实地谈论他们自己和他们的感情令人耳目一新。

• 4. 

  brutally ADV 不留情面地

  例：

  The talks had been brutally frank.

  那些谈话不留情面地坦率。