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brute

noun
🔊/bruːt/
🔊/bruːt/
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  1. (sometimes humorous) a man who treats people in an unkind, cruel way残酷的人；暴君
    • His father was a drunken brute.他父亲是个蛮横的醉鬼。🔊🔊
    • You've forgotten my birthday again, you brute!你又忘了我的生日了，你这个没良心的！🔊🔊
    • an ugly brute丑陋的蛮族
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  2. an animal, as opposed to a human being大野兽；牲畜
    • We, unlike dumb brutes, can reflect on our experiences.与笨拙的家伙不同，我们可以反思我们的经历。
  3. brute (of something) a thing which is difficult and unpleasant笨重难看的东西；麻烦事
    • That was a brute of an exam paper.那是一张试卷的粗野。
    4. Word Originlate Middle English (as an adjective): from Old French brut(e), from Latin brutus ‘dull, stupid’.

brute

adjective
🔊/bruːt/
🔊/bruːt/
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  1. involving physical strength only and not thought or intelligence蛮干不动脑筋的
    • brute force/strength暴力；蛮劲
  2. basic and unpleasant根本而令人不快的；赤裸裸的
    • the brute facts of inequality赤裸裸的不平等事实
    • Their desire for independence has to do with brute economics.他们对独立的渴望与蛮横的经济学有关。
  3. unable to think or reason, like an animal大野兽；牲畜
    • brute beasts/animals野兽/动物
    • What distinguishes humans from the rest of the brute creation?人类与其他残酷创造有何区别？
    4. Word Originlate Middle English (as an adjective): from Old French brut(e), from Latin brutus ‘dull, stupid’.