brutalize['bru:təlaiz]vt.1.■使兽性发作,使具兽性,使如野兽般残忍,使残酷无情:So many children who commit violent crimes have themselves been brutalized by years of abuse and neglect.那么多犯暴力罪行的孩子们由于多年受到的虐待和忽视使他们自己残酷无情。2.■残酷地对待,虐待(某人):It is claimed that the police routinely brutalize prisoners.人们断言警察通常虐待囚犯。vi.1.■变成野兽般残忍,变粗暴变形vt.brutalizedbrutalizing
brutalizebrutalize[ˈbru:təlaiz]vt.1.■使残忍; 使具兽性2.■残酷地对待