brutalizing

英 [ˈbruːtəlaɪzɪŋ] 美 [ˈbruːtəlaɪzɪŋ]

v.  使丧失人类情感; 使变残忍; 残酷对待
brutalize的现在分词



柯林斯词典

    in BRIT, use 英国英语亦用 brutalise

  1. VERB 使变残忍;使变粗暴
    If an unpleasant experience brutalizes someone, it makes them cruel or violent.
    1. He was brutalized by the experience of being in prison.
      牢狱生活让他变得残忍粗暴。
  2. VERB 虐待;残忍对待
    If one person brutalizes another, they treat them in a cruel or violent way.
    1. ... a 15th century explorer who brutalized people and enslaved them.
      一个虐待奴役他人的15世纪的探险者
    2. Here's a man who has brutalized his own people...
      这是一个残暴对待自己的人民的人。

双语例句

  1. She says many are severely traumatized by their brutalizing experiences and will require psychosocial counseling.
    她说,以前的残酷经历给很多孩子留下了严重的创伤,需要心理辅导和社会辅导。
  2. The same principle applies to those who violate international laws by brutalizing their own people.
    同样的原则也适用于那些违反国际法,残酷压榨本国人民的人。
  3. He built palaces for himself while alternately brutalizing and neglecting his citizens.
    他为自己建造了许多宫殿,却忽视他的国民,对待他的国民残酷无情。
  4. A mother and her daughter confront the intimidation of teen peer pressure and the emotionally brutalizing social rituals of high school.
    母亲和女儿面对青少年同辈相互比较的压力,和毫无人情味的社会风俗习惯。
  5. The up-coming of the growth of enterprises, the economic revolution, the brutalizing of market competition and the coming of intellectual economy urgently require relative adjustment and creativeness of enterprises in the fields of management theory and organization structures.
    企业的成长,经济的转轨,市场竞争的加剧和知识经济的兴起都迫切需要企业在经营理念,组织结构方面进行相应的调整和创新。