/ 5bru:tl; `brutl/ adj cruel; savage; merciless 残忍的; 野蛮的; 冷酷无情的: a brutal tyrant, dictator, murderer, etc 残忍的暴君﹑ 独裁者﹑ 谋杀犯等 * a brutal attack, murder, punishment 野蛮的进攻﹑ 谋杀﹑ 惩罚.
> brutality / bru:5tAlEtI; bru`tAlEtI/ n
[U] brutal behaviour; cruelty; savagery 野蛮的行为; 残忍; 野蛮.
[C] brutal act 暴行: the brutalities of war 战争的暴行.
brutalize, -ise v [Tn usu passive 通常用於被动语态] make (sb) brutal or insensitive 使（某人）变得残酷无情: soldiers brutalized by a long war 因长期战争而变得残忍的士兵.
brutally / 5bru:tElI; `brutlI/ adv.