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 tactic epitomizes speed and maneuverability over brute armor.
  这个战术概括起来就是速度和机动性超越厚装甲。
• He used brute force to take control
  他靠暴力获得了统治权。
• Arm-twisting and the brute use of patronage power were not the secret of the Byrd machines success.
  施加压力和粗暴地使用恩主权力，已不是伯德机器取得成功的什么秘密。
• 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。
• Did frank, the brute, mislead you about his prospects?
  弗兰克这个畜生是不是在他的前景方面让你受骗了？
• 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。
• I could have forgiven a dumb brute.
  我本来可以原谅一个莽汉的。
• I am a brute site.
  我是兽行的场地。
• This is the brute force method.
  这是暴力的方法。
• Now, what we saw last time is there's a brute force solution.
  现在，我们上次，看过穷举法解决方案。