brute

【形容词】

1. brute

英 [bruːt] 美 [brut]

1) 含义：

形容词brute表示“野蛮的”、“残忍的”、“无理性的”等含义。

2) 词语辨析：

brute与savage和barbarous意思相近，但侧重点不同。savage是指野蛮、凶残、未开化的，强调原始状态；barbarous是指野蛮、残暴、粗野的，主要指人的行为和文化。

3) 词汇扩充：

brutal（形容词）：野蛮的，残忍的

brutality（名词）：野蛮行为，残忍行径

brutally（副词）：野蛮地，残忍地

4) 近义词：

savage, barbarous, ferocious

5) 反义词：

gentle, civilized

6) 柯林斯词典解释：

形容词brute表示“野蛮的”、“残忍的”、“无理性的”等含义。

7) 牛津词典解释：

形容词brute表示“野蛮的”、“残忍的”等含义。

8) 用法：

常用于形容人或人的行为。

【名词】

1. brute

英 [bruːt] 美 [brut]

1) 含义：

名词brute表示“畜生”、“野兽”等含义。

2) 词语辨析：

brute侧重指动物的本性或人的野蛮行为，常用来指没有理性和感情的人。

3) 词汇扩充：

brutish（形容词）：畜生的，野兽般的

bruteness（名词）：畜生的本性，野兽般的行为

4) 近义词：

beast, animal

5) 反义词：

human

6) 柯林斯词典解释：

名词brute表示“畜生”、“野兽”等含义。

7) 牛津词典解释：

名词brute表示“畜生”、“野兽”等含义。

8) 用法：

常用于描述动物或指没有理性和感情的人。

【例句】

1. He was a brute and a bully, but I was not afraid of him. (他是一个粗暴且恃强凌弱的人，但我并不害怕他。)
2. The victim was subjected to brutal treatment. (受害者遭受了残忍的对待。)
3. Her husband was a brute who often abused her. (她的丈夫是一个经常虐待她的野蛮人。)
4. She was shocked by the brute force of the explosion. (她对爆炸的野蛮力量感到震惊。)
5. He had the brute strength to lift the heavy box. (他有足够的蛮力来举起那个沉重的箱子。)
6. The boxer's brute force knocked out his opponent. (拳击手的蛮力击倒了对手。)
7. Don't underestimate the brute power of nature. (不要低估自然的蛮力。)
8. She was tired of his brutish behavior. (她厌倦了他的畜生行为。)
9. His brutish nature made him difficult to get along with. (他野兽般的本性使得与他相处困难。)
10. Their brutish attitudes towards the prisoners were condemned by human rights organizations. (他们对待囚犯的畜生态度受到了人权组织的谴责。)
11. He was a brute in human form. (他是一个外表为人类的野兽。)
12. She couldn't believe that her husband could be such a brute. (她无法相信她的丈夫会是如此的畜生。)
13. They were attacked by a pack of brutes in the forest. (他们在森林中遭到了一群野兽的袭击。)
14. The poor dog had been treated like a brute. (可怜的狗被当作畜生对待。)
15. He had the strength of a brute, but lacked intelligence. (他有野兽般的力量，但缺乏智慧。)
16. She couldn't stand his brutish behavior any longer and decided to leave him. (她再也无法容忍他的畜生行为，决定离开他。)
17. The brute force required to break the door surprised everyone. (打破这道门所需要的蛮力让每个人都感到惊讶。)
18. He was known for his brute strength and intimidating presence. (他以蛮力和威慑力而闻名。)
19. The brute facts of the situation were hard to ignore. (这种情况的简单事实很难忽视。)
20. She used her brute force to open the stubborn jar. (她用蛮力打开那个顽固的罐子。)
21. The brute power of the storm caused widespread destruction. (暴风雨的蛮力造成了广泛的破坏。)