【brutal】 - SAT备考词汇

brutal

UK:  ['bruːt(ə)l]

US:  ['brut(ə)l]

adj.

1.兽(一样)的,兽性的,肉欲的;残忍的;不讲理的,粗暴的

2.野蛮的,蛮横的

3.无情的

4.粗鲁,粗暴

5.〔俚语〕讨厌的;(天气等)令人不愉快的

6.肆虐

1 . Employers understand that it's been a brutal market, and that you may have spent significant time without work.
雇主们了解，一直以来这是个残酷的市场，你可能有相当长一段时间没有工作。

2 . A third disaster might be a huge financial crisis perhaps involving a collapsing dollar and a brutal reduction in the US external deficit.
第三个灾难可能是一场巨大的金融危机，也许会涉及到美元的崩溃和美国对外赤字的急剧缩减。

3 . But the victory was not without cost. Jackson's brutal attack ended at sunset, and he took some men into the forest to scout ahead.
但胜利也是付出了很大代价的，杰克逊野蛮的进攻在日落之时结束，他带领几个士兵进入丛林进入侦察。

4 . It was brutal of him to do that.
他做那种事是很残忍的。

5 . It was like the Civil War. Brother against brother. Brutal and uncompromising. You were a Kobe guy or a Shaq guy.
这就像南北战争。同胞和同胞的战争。无情和不让步。你是一个Kobe球迷还是一个Shaq球迷。