brutalize
brutalize
(亦作 -ise)
verb
brutalization
noun
(亦作 -ise)
verb
- [with obj.](常作 be brutalized)desensitize (someone) to the pain or suffering of others by exposing them to violent behaviour or situations
使无情；使麻木
he had been brutalized in prison and become cynical.
监狱生活使他无情，进而愤世嫉俗。
[as adj. brutalizing]the brutalizing effects of warfare.
战争的使人麻木的效果。
■attack (someone) in a savage and violent way
残暴地对付
they brutalize and torture persons in their custody.
他们残暴地折磨在押的犯人。
brutalization
noun
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