brutal

adj.

1. 残暴的；兽性的
   violent and cruel
   1. a brutal attack/murder/rape/killing
      野蛮的攻击 / 谋杀 / 强奸 / 杀害
2. 直截了当的；冷酷的
   direct and clear about sth unpleasant; not thinking of people's feelings
   1. With brutal honesty she told him she did not love him.
      她冷酷地直接告诉他，她不爱他。

1. ADJ-GRADED 野蛮的；残暴的
   A brutal act or person is cruel and violent.
   1. He was the victim of a very brutal murder.
      他是一桩恶性谋杀案的受害者。
   2. ...the brutal suppression of anti-government protests...
      对反政府抗议的残酷镇压
   3. Jensen is a dangerous man, and can be very brutal and reckless.
      詹森是个危险人物，可能会变得非常野蛮而凶残。
2. ADJ-GRADED 直截了当的；直言不讳的；直率的
   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.
   1. It was refreshing to talk about themselves and their feelings with brutal honesty...
      他们直言不讳地谈论自己和自己的感受，让人觉得耳目一新。
   2. He took an anguished breath. He had to be brutal and say it.
      他痛苦地吸了口气，不得不坦言此事。
3. ADJ-GRADED 残酷无情的；难以忍受的
   Brutal is used to describe things that have an unpleasant effect on people, especially when there is no attempt by anyone to reduce their effect.
   1. The dip in prices this summer will be brutal...
      今年夏天价格的大幅下跌将会很残酷。
   2. The afternoon sun had been brutal...
      下午的太阳酷热难挡。
   3. The 20th century brought brutal change to some countries.
      20世纪一些国家发生了无情的变化。

1. He was the victim of a very brutal murder.
   他是一桩恶性谋杀案的受害者。
2. Jensen is a dangerous man, and can be very brutal and reckless.
   詹森是个危险人物，可能会变得非常野蛮而凶残。
3. It was refreshing to talk about themselves and their feelings with brutal honesty
   他们直言不讳地谈论自己和自己的感受，让人觉得耳目一新。
4. He took an anguished breath. He had to be brutal and say it.
   他痛苦地吸了口气，不得不坦言此事。
5. The dip in prices this summer will be brutal
   今年夏天价格的大幅下跌将会很残酷。
6. The afternoon sun had been brutal
   下午的太阳酷热难挡。
7. The 20th century brought brutal change to some countries.
   20世纪一些国家发生了无情的变化。
8. This was a brutal and cold-blooded killing.
   这是一场残忍无情的杀戮。
9. This juxtaposition of brutal reality and lyrical beauty runs through Park's stories.
   这种残忍的现实和浪漫美好事物的并存始终贯穿于帕克的短篇小说中。
10. This is a brutal killing.
    这是残忍的谋杀。
11. Prison conditions have become more brutal
    监狱条件变得更加严酷。
12. Eddy finds himself plunged into a world of brutal violence
    埃迪发现自己被抛入了一个野蛮、暴力的世界。
13. This is not war as you learned it. It is brutal work, with no quarter given.
    这并不是你所了解的战争。它残酷无情，对人没有半点怜悯。
14. He eliminated his rivals in a brutal struggle for power
    他在一场残酷的权力争斗中将对手一一铲除。
15. The colonists massacred thousands of natives with brutal and callous force.
    殖民者惨绝人寰地屠杀了成千的土著居民。
16. Murder is a brutal crime.
    杀人是一种残暴的犯罪行为。
17. He is a brutal murderer.
    他是一个凶残的杀人犯。
18. He was known for running a brutal extortion racket.
    他因干过一起残忍的敲诈勒索而出名。
19. Here the winters are not so brutal as in other parts of the country.
    这儿的冬天不像该国其他地方那样难以忍受。
20. 731. I acutely and resolutely refuted the brutal persecution of mute commuter.
    731.我尖锐和坚决地反驳了对无声的（沉默的）通勤者的残忍的迫害。
21. The enemy made a brutal attack upon the villagers.
    敌人对村民们进行了野蛮的攻击。
22. A brutal and savage crime.
    非常残酷和野蛮的罪行。
23. He delivered a verbal protest against their brutal acts.
    他对他们的野蛮行为向他们提出了口头抗议。
24. He witnessed a brutal murder.
    他目击了一场残忍的谋杀。
25. The statement condemned the country's brutal aggression against its neighbour.
    声明谴责了该国对其邻邦的野蛮侵略。
26. Quarrels between rivalgangs have led to a series of brutal killings.
    敌对帮派之间的争吵导致了一系列残酷的谋杀。
27. Some feelings of such a direct and brutal.
    有些感情如此直接和残酷。
28. This war was extremely bloody and brutal.
    这是一场无比血腥和残酷的战争。
29. The guard's retaliation was swift and brutal.
    狱警们迅速而残忍地采取了报复。
30. Israel's rightward drift and its brutal onslaught on Gaza in2009;
    以色列右转，并于2009年对加沙发动了野蛮的攻击。

  brutal cruel ruthless【导航词义：野蛮的】

  brutal adj. 野蛮的，残暴的

〔辨析〕指极为残忍、暴力、野蛮的，强调没有同情心，含不择手段的意味。

  cruel adj. 残忍的，残酷的

〔辨析〕普通用词，主要指行为或态度残忍的。

  ruthless adj. 残忍的，冷酷的

〔辨析〕指为了达到个人目的而对他人的痛苦毫无怜悯之心的。

adj

1. disagreeably direct and precise
   1. he spoke with brutal honesty

2. (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
   1. a barbarous crime
   2. brutal beatings
   3. cruel tortures
   4. Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks
   5. a savage slap
   6. vicious kicks

   Synonym:    barbarouscruelfellroughshodsavagevicious

3. resembling a beast
   1. beastly desires
   2. a bestial nature
   3. brute force
   4. a dull and brutish man
   5. bestial treatment of prisoners

   Synonym:    beastlybestialbrute(a)brutish

4. harsh
   1. the brutal summer sun
   2. a brutal winter

   Synonym:    unrelenting