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In early August, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled Bangladesh after violence at demonstrations around the country.
8月初，孟加拉国总理谢哈·哈西娜在全国各地的示威活动中遭遇暴力后逃离该国。
Brutal.
残忍的。
Students had been holding peaceful protests over a law concerning government jobs.
学生们一直在举行和平抗议活动，反对一项有关政府工作的法律。
Security forces launched an effort to crush the movement, killing hundreds of people.
安全部队发起了一场镇压运动的行动，造成数百人死亡。
Hasina's government soon collapsed under the criticism of the brutal crackdown.
哈西娜政府在残酷镇压的批评下很快垮台。
Brutal here means cruel and violent. It suggests a lack of humanity.
这里的残酷意味着残忍和暴力，暗示缺乏人性。
The noun brute means an animal or beast.
名词brute表示动物或野兽。
