一、详细释义:


adj.

残忍的,粗暴的,野蛮的


例句:

Brute force was used to put down the revolt.

残忍的武力平息了反叛。


例句:

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。


畜生的,动物的;无理性的


例句:

No physical courage and no brute instinct can take the place of the divine help which alone can sustain him.

只有神明能帮助他、支持他,这是任何肉体的勇敢与动物的本能都代替不了的。


本身的,基本的


例句:

That was the brute loyalty to the herd.

那是对群落的一种本能的忠诚。


例句:

You cannot change the brute historical fact.

你不能改变基本的历史事实。


n.

畜生,野兽


例句:

The aggressor troops are not many degrees removed from the brute.

侵略军简直象一群野兽。


例句:

The brute leapt into the air, flinging itself onto the machine.

这畜生一跃而起,扑到了机器上。


残暴的人;兽性


例句:

How can she bear such a brute?

她怎么能忍受这么一个残暴的人?


例句:

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。


二、词义辨析:


animal,beast,creature,brute,cattle

这些名词均含“动物”之意。 animal普通用词,指区别于植物和矿物而言的动物的总称。 beast指有别于爬行动物、昆虫等的较大的四脚兽类或牛、马等牲畜。 creature通常指生物或动物,与非生动相对。指人时,则含怜悯或轻蔑的意味。 brute特指野兽。用于人时,突出其野蛮或残忍。 cattle指大牲畜,尤其指牛。


三、参考例句:


How can she bear such a brute?

她怎么能忍受这么一个残暴的人?


For all that, the brute was there.

虽然如此,但那兽性并未消失。


You cannot change the brute historical fact.

你不能改变基本的历史事实。


His cruelty marks him as a brute.

他的残忍表明他是个人面兽心的家伙。


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。


Confronted with brute facts, Mr. Baldwin had recoiled.

鲍德温先生遇到残酷的事实就退回来。


Brute force was used to put down the revolt.

残忍的武力平息了反叛。


He's such a tall, dark, strong and handsome brute.

他是一个如此高大,黝黑,强健,英俊的畜生。


That was the brute loyalty to the herd.

那是对群落的一种本能的忠诚。


They used brute force to break open the door.

他们靠蛮劲把门撞开了。