brute

英 [bruːt]

美 [bruːt]

n.  残酷的人; 暴君; 大野兽; 牲畜; 笨重难看的东西; 麻烦事
adj.  蛮干不动脑筋的; 根本而令人不快的; 赤裸裸的

复数：brutes　

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牛津词典

noun

• 残酷的人；暴君
  a man who treats people in an unkind, cruel way
  1. His father was a drunken brute.
     他父亲是个蛮横的醉鬼。
  2. You've forgotten my birthday again, you brute!
     你又忘了我的生日了，你这个没良心的！
• 大野兽；牲畜
  a large strong animal
• 笨重难看的东西；麻烦事
  a thing which is awkward and unpleasant

adj.

• 蛮干不动脑筋的
  involving physical strength only and not thought or intelligence
  1. brute force/strength
     暴力；蛮劲
• 根本而令人不快的；赤裸裸的
  basic and unpleasant
  1. the brute facts of inequality
     赤裸裸的不平等事实

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 粗野的人；残酷的人
  If you call someone, usually a man, abrute, you mean that they are rough, violent, and insensitive.
  1. Custer was an idiot and a brute and he deserved his fate.
     卡斯特是个白痴，是个残暴的家伙，他罪有应得。
  2. ...a drunken brute.
     野蛮的醉鬼
• ADJ 粗暴的；野蛮的
  When you refer tobrutestrength or force, you are contrasting it with gentler methods or qualities.
  1. He used brute force to take control...
     他靠暴力获得了统治权。
  2. Boxing is a test of skill and technique, rather than brute strength.
     拳击考验的是技能和技术，不是蛮力。
• ADJ 本身的；基本的
  Bruteemotions or facts are basic feelings or responses to a situation, or the basic facts of this situation.
  1. ...brute loyalty to the herd.
     对群落的一种本能的忠诚
  2. ...brute historical fact.
     基本的历史事实
  3. ...the brute ugliness of nationalism and chauvinism.
     民族主义和沙文主义固有的丑陋本性

英英释义

noun

• a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
  Synonym:animalanimate beingbeastcreaturefauna
• a cruelly rapacious person
  Synonym:beastwolfsavagewildcat

双语例句

• This brute, this barbarian from who knows where.
  这个不知哪里来的士兵，禽兽，野蛮人。
• He is an unfeeling brute!
  他是个冷酷无情的衣冠禽兽。
• Every use of brute force strengthens the radicals in their sense of injustice and persecution.
  每一次动武都会让激进分子更加确信他们受到了不公正的待遇和迫害。
• A melee specialist that uses brute force and health draining attacks to crush enemies.
  使用蛮力和汲取生命攻击来击溃敌人的肉搏专家。
• We thought the boatswain a brute, and, practically, told him so.
  我们认为这个水手长是个残忍的家伙，并几乎对他直言相告了。
• I could have forgiven a dumb brute.
  我本来可以原谅一个莽汉的。
• God is not a cruel slave driver or a bully who uses brute force to coerce us into submission.
  神不是一名残暴的奴隶监工或恶霸，用武力迫使我们去降服。
• Boxing is a test of skill and technique, rather than brute strength.
  拳击考验的是技能和技术，不是蛮力。
• The oldest elephant was lame, poor brute.
  那只最老的象跛了，可怜的动物。
• The burly brute swaggered forward, towering over me, and shouted
  五大三粗的恶汉趾高气扬地走过来，居高临下地对我咆哮着。