brutalKK [ˋbrutəl] /ˈbɹutəl/形容詞1殘暴的、野蠻的、兇殘的The attack was described as one of the most brutal in years.這起攻擊被形容為近年來最兇殘的一次。2嚴酷的、殘酷的They survived a brutal winter with almost no heating.他們在幾乎沒有暖氣的情況下度過了嚴酷的冬天。3直白的、毫不留情的I appreciated her brutal honesty about my first draft.我很感謝她對我初稿毫不留情的直白意見。4很慘的、累人的、難熬的口語The final exam was absolutely brutal, and nobody finished on time.期末考真的超難熬,沒有人準時寫完。