brutalize
- IPA[ˈbro͞odlˌīz]
美式
- attack (someone) in a savage and violent way；desensitize (someone) to the pain or suffering of others by exposing them to violent behavior or situations
verb: brutalize, 3rd person present: brutalizes, gerund or present participle: brutalizing, past tense: brutalized, past participle: brutalized
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. attack (someone) in a savage and violent way they brutalize and torture persons in their custody 同義詞
- ▪ desensitize (someone) to the pain or suffering of others by exposing them to violent behavior or situations he had been brutalized in prison and became cynical 同義詞
- 更多解釋
- IPA[ˈbruːtəlʌɪz]
英式
- make (someone) cruel, violent, or insensitive to the pain of others by repeated exposure to ... he had been brutalized in prison and become cynical
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