brutally
adverb uk/ˈbruː.təl.i/ us/ˈbruː.t̬əl.i/
残酷地，野蛮地
in a very cruel and violent way
The old man had been brutally attacked/murdered. 老人遭到残酷的袭击/谋杀。
They treated the animals brutally. 他们残忍地对待动物。
粗暴地，野蛮地，苛刻地
in a way that is likely to hurt someone's feelings or offend people
To be brutally honest/frank, you look fat in that dress. 不讲情面坦率地说，你穿那件衣服看起来很胖。
The show was a brutally realistic portrait of police corruption. 该节目是警察腐败的残酷现实写照。
"It's your own fault," he said brutally. “这是你自己的错，”他粗暴地说。
残酷地;难以忍受地
in a way that is very difficult to deal with and is likely to make someone suffer
Winters here can be brutally cold. 这里的冬天非常寒冷。
It's a brutally competitive market. 这是一个竞争异常激烈的市场。
See: brutal
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- The prisoners had been brutally beaten.
- They took their revenge, often brutally.
- He gave a brutally candid assessment of the president's performance.
- They have made it brutally clear that they want him out.