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brutal
a. 野蛮的

词形变化:

副词:brutally

例句与用法:

  1. The local population is kept under by a brutal army of mercenaries.
    当地居民备受野蛮雇佣军的欺压.
  2. The people have been kept down for years by a brutal regime.
    人民多年遭受野蛮制度压迫.
  3. 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。
  4. 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。
  5. Many a rich businessman reached the top by trampling on others in the most brutal way.
    许多富商靠极其残酷地践踏别人而爬了上去。

英英解释:

形容词 brutal:

  1. (of weapons or instruments) causing suffering and pain
  2. 同义词:cruel
  3. (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
  4. 同义词:barbarous, cruel, fell, roughshod, savage, vicious