a.

1. 残忍的，冷酷的；野蛮的；粗暴的
   It was brutal of him to do that.

   他做那种事是很残忍的。

2. 严酷的，苛刻的
   We had another brutal winter.

   我们又度过了一个严冬。

3. 令人不快却又无可否认的
   He confessed the brutal truth.

   他供认了事实真相。

4. 【古】野兽的

adj.

1. savagely violent.
2. without any attempt to disguise unpleasantness:
   brutal honesty.
3. N. Amer. informal very bad.