brutal
adj. 野蠻的,殘暴的; 殘酷的; 直言不諱的
A brutal act or person is cruel and violent.
He was the victim of a very brutal murder.
他是一樁惡性謀殺案的受害者。
...the brutal suppression of anti-government protests...
對反政府抗議的殘酷鎮壓
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.
It was refreshing to talk about themselves and their feelings with brutal honesty...
他們直言不諱地談論自己和自己的感受,讓人覺得耳目一新。
He took an anguished breath. He had to be brutal and say it.
他痛苦地吸了口氣,不得不坦言此事。
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.
The dip in prices this summer will be brutal...
今年夏天價格的大幅下跌將會很殘酷。
The afternoon sun had been brutal...
下午的太陽酷熱難擋。
1. (of weapons or instruments) causing suffering and pain;
2. (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering;
3. used of circumstances (especially weather) that cause suffering;
cruel, brutal, inhuman, savage, barbarous, fierce, ruthless
這些形容詞都有"殘忍的,野蠻的"之意。
The rebellion and its brutal suppression provided gendarmes with a new method of enriching themselves.
這次起義和對起義的殘酷鎮壓給憲兵們開闢了新的生財之道.
Now we have cool air to escape to from this brutal weather.
現在,我們有涼風來躲避這酷暑難當的天氣了.
Murder is a brutal crime.
殺人是一種殘暴的犯罪行為.
She has to face the brutal reality.
她不得不去面對冷酷的現實.
Seldom is a conflict pushed to its ultimate brutal issue.
很少有一種衝突發展成為軒然大波.