brutal 多用于形容某种行为或态度极端残忍、野蛮,强调缺乏理性,手段残暴,
谴责口吻强烈。
1)What a brutal murderer the man is who kill the seals indiscriminately!
一个男子肆意屠杀海豹,多么残暴的一个凶手。
2)His son was beaten to death by a hand of brutal ruffians.
他的儿子被一伙残忍的暴徒活活打死。
3)That politician finally reached the top by tampling on others in the most
brutal way.
那个政客终于靠残酷无情地践踏别人爬了上去。
4)The fact is brutal, and you should learn to face up to it.
现实是残酷的,你必须学会勇敢面对。
5)He is a brutal man behind his civilised veneer.
他表面上温文有礼,骨子里却是野蛮残忍。
cruel 一般用词,可用形容各种程度的行为或态度残忍的,侧重指冷漠无情。相对
来说。语气比brutal轻,使用比brutal广。
1)The cruel / brutal act of the terrorists aroused great indignation of the
international community.
恐怖分子残忍的行为引起了国际社会的极大愤慨。
2)Torturing animals for fun is cruel and inhuman.
因为好玩而虐待动物是残忍而没人性的行为。
3)All would have been well with her but that she had a cruel step-mother .
要不是因为她有个狠心的继母,她的一切本来都会挺好的。
4)I am afraid that the practice is too cruel. You should make allowance for his
youth.
恐怕这种做法太残忍了点,你应该体谅他还年轻。
5)To modern eyes, such doctrines appear harsh, even cruel.
从现代的角度看,这样的教义显得苛刻,甚至残酷。
6)I don’t believe that he could have committed such a cruel deed.
我不相信他会做出这么残忍的事。
7)I really do not want to break up, you know, this is what a cruel blow it
means to me.
我真的不想分手,你知道,这对我来说是多么残酷的打击。
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