1. 野蠻的；殘暴的
    A brutal act or person is cruel and violent.

    e.g. He was the victim of a very brutal murder.
           他是一樁惡性謀殺案的受害者。
    e.g. ...the brutal suppression of anti-government protests...
           對反政府抗議的殘酷鎮(zhèn)壓

2. 直截了當(dāng)?shù)?；直言不諱的；直率的
    If someone expresses something unpleasant with brutal honesty or frankness, they express it in a clear and accurate way, without attempting to disguise its unpleasantness.

    e.g. It was refreshing to talk about themselves and their feelings with brutal honesty...
           他們直言不諱地談?wù)撟约汉妥约旱母惺?，讓人覺得耳目一新。
    e.g. He took an anguished breath. He had to be brutal and say it.
           他痛苦地吸了口氣，不得不坦言此事。

3. 殘酷無情的；難以忍受的
    Brutal is used to describe things that have an unpleasant effect on people, especially when there is no attempt by anyone to reduce their effect.

    e.g. The dip in prices this summer will be brutal...
           今年夏天價格的大幅下跌將會很殘酷。
    e.g. The afternoon sun had been brutal...
           下午的太陽酷熱難擋。