Word · Frequency #11685
brutally
残忍地；蛮横地
核心释义
in a vicious manner
- 1.
残忍地；野蛮地。
In a brutal manner; viciously, barbarically.
- 2.
直接地,不试图掩饰或掩盖不愉快；直截了当地。
In a direct way that does not attempt to hide, disguise, or mask unpleasantness; directly.
残忍地；野蛮地。；直接地,不试图掩饰或掩盖不愉快；直截了当地。；残忍地；蛮横地
用法In use
The older boys brutally teased the new student at school.
用法提示：brutally 是副词，修饰动词 teased，表示“残忍地、蛮横地”。
She was brutally honest about her feelings, even though it hurt him.
用法提示：brutally 是副词，修饰形容词 honest，表示“不留情面地、残忍地”。
The chef was brutally criticized for serving such a salty soup.
用法提示：brutally 是副词，修饰被动动词 criticized，表示“残酷地”。
be brutally + [past participle]
被动语态中，brutally 放在 be 动词与过去分词之间。
He was brutally attacked on his way home.
他在回家路上遭到残忍袭击。
brutally + [verb] + [object]
brutally 修饰主动语态的及物动词，通常放在谓语动词前。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- brutally honest
- 直言不讳的；毫不留情的
- She was brutally honest about my mistakes.她毫不留情地指出我的错误。
- brutally murdered
- 残忍地杀害
- The store owner was brutally murdered last night.昨晚店主被人残忍地杀害了。
- brutally beaten
- 毒打；残忍地殴打
- He was brutally beaten by a gang of thugs.他被一帮暴徒毒打了一顿。
- brutally cold
- 极其寒冷的；冷得刺骨的
- The winds were brutally cold on the mountain.山上的风冷得刺骨。
- brutally difficult
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想野兽发狂下狠手：残忍地、蛮横地对付他人。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：新闻报道、小说叙述、日常对话 brutally 在正式与非正式场合都较常见，多用于描述残忍或粗暴的方式。语气较强，但本身不带有固定语域限制。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
None of these common words rhymes with brutally /ˈbruːtəli/. Totally ends in the same /təli/ sound, but its stressed vowel /oʊ/ differs from brutally's /uː/, so it only looks and partially sounds similar. The words finally, naturally, usually, legally, and literally share the -ally spelling with a reduced final /əli/ or /li/, but their stressed vowels/consonants are different. Watch out for the spelling lookalikes: the -ally ending here is pronounced in various ways, not always like brutally.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.