brutality

英 [bruːˈtæləti]

美 [bruːˈtæləti]

n.  野蛮行径; 残暴行为

复数：brutalities　

Collins.1 / BNC.11149 / COCA.8623

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 野蛮行径；残暴行为
  Brutalityis cruel and violent treatment or behaviour. Abrutalityis an instance of cruel and violent treatment or behaviour.
  1. Her experience of men was of domination and brutality.
     男人给她的感受是支配一切，野蛮残暴。
  2. ...police brutality.
     警察的残暴行为
  3. ...the atrocities and brutalities committed by a former regime.
     前政权犯下的残暴罪行

英英释义

noun

• a brutal barbarous savage act
  Synonym:barbaritybarbarismsavagery
• the trait of extreme cruelty
  Synonym:ferociousnessviciousnesssavagery

双语例句

• People were all stunned by his hideous brutality. The killer committed monstrous acts.
  人们被他那骇人听闻的野蛮行为震惊了。那个嗜杀成性的凶手犯下了骇人听闻的罪行。
• Her experience of men was of domination and brutality.
  男人给她的感受是支配一切，野蛮残暴。
• They accused the police of brutality.
  他们谴责警察的野蛮行为。
• But the Russians have of late demonstrated a degree of brutality that is not conducive to pleasant conversations.
  不过，俄罗斯最近也展示了一定程度的野蛮，这不利于展开健康的对话。
• In2006 he was sentenced to four years in jail for exposing the brutality of officials enforcing family-planning regulations.
  2006年，他因揭露政府工作人员在执行计划生育政策时的野蛮行为被判处有期徒刑四年。
• Police brutality and unfair adjudication are intrinsic stubborn diseases of the United States.
  警察滥施暴力和司法不公是美国的一个顽症。
• At the meeting they vigorously protested such brutality.
  他们在会上强烈抗议这种野蛮行为。
• First of all, education should be consolidated to eliminate the brutality and beastliness in human nature.
  首先，必须落实教育，以去除人性中的残酷与兽性；
• But in the city, all the foulness and misery and brutality of your neighbours was part of your life.
  但在城市，所有的肮脏和痛苦和残酷的邻居是生活的一部分。
• On231, just to add to this catalog we have murdered, abandoned, neglected children we also have police brutality.
  在231页，就是为了加些内容到这个目录中，我们看到了谋杀，抛弃，忽视儿童，我们还读到了警察的残忍，让我看一下231页。