brutalize

动词

1. 1

   虐待、残暴对待常用被动

   Many prisoners were brutalized by the guards for years.

   许多囚犯多年来遭狱警残暴对待。

2. 2

   使残暴、使麻木不仁

   Years of war had brutalized an entire generation.

   多年的战争让整整一代人变得残暴。