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  • Derivatives : adv  brutally
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

brutal ['bruːtl]
  1. 1. adjective [+person, killing] 残忍的
  2. 2. adjective [+honesty, frankness] 直率的

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

brutal [ 'brutl] [ 'bruːtl]
  1. 1. adjective 兽性的，凶猛的，残忍的，蛮横的，冷酷无情的
  2. 2. adjective 非常严厉的，（气候）严酷的，令人难受的
    Winter in the South Pole is brutal.
    南极的冬天是极其寒冷的。
  3. 3. adjective 严峻的
    brutal facts
    严峻的事实
  4. 4. adjective [archaic] 野兽的；动物的
  5. 5. adjective [slang] 优秀的；有力的

Collins English-English Dictionary

brutal ['bruːtəl]
  1. 1. adj cruel; vicious; savage
  2. 2. adj extremely honest or coarse in speech or manner
  3. 3. adj harsh; severe; extreme
    brutal cold
See more results for brutal in the Chinese-English Dictionary

Examples

a brutal winter
严冬
brutal facts
严峻的事实 → brutal
Winter in the South Pole is brutal.
南极的冬天是极其寒冷的。 → pole
brutal cold → brutal
残酷的殖民统治
brutal colonial rule → 残酷
凶残的奴隶主剜掉了奴隶的双眼。
The brutal slave owner gouged out the slave's eyes. → 剜
残暴
cruel and ferocious; brutal; savage → 暴
暴虐
brutal; tyrannical → 虐
兽行
brutal act; brutality → 兽
那些独夫民贼是不会有什么好下场的。
All brutal rulers come to a miserable end. → 独夫民贼
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