brutalize /ˈbruːtəˌlaɪz/ ( brutalizing, brutalized, brutalizes )

• 1. 

  V-T If an unpleasant experience brutalizes someone, it makes them cruel or violent. 使...变残暴

  例：

  He was brutalized by the experience of being in prison.

  牢狱生活使他变得残暴了。

• 2. 

  V-T If one person brutalizes another, they treat them in a cruel or violent way. 虐待

  例：

  ...a 15th century explorer who brutalized people and enslaved them.

  ...15世纪一个虐待和奴役他人的探险家。