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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   brute

   • IPA[bro͞ot]

   美式

   • n.
     a savagely violent person or animal；a cruel or insensitive person
   • adj.
     characterized by an absence of reasoning or intelligence；merely physical

   • noun: brute, plural noun: brutes

2. • 釋義

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a savagely violent person or animal he was a cold-blooded brute 同義詞 savage, beast, monster, animal, sadist, ... 更多barbarian, devil, demon, fiend, ogre, thug, lout, boor, oaf, ruffian, yahoo, rowdy, bully boy, informalpig, radge, derogatorybastard, dog, dirty dog, informal, derogatoryswine
   • ▪ informal a cruel or insensitive person what an unfeeling little brute you are
   • ▪ something awkward, difficult, or unpleasant a great brute of a machine
   • 2. an animal as opposed to a human being we, unlike dumb brutes, can reflect upon our impulses 同義詞 animal, beast, wild animal, wild beast, creature, ... 更多informalcritter

   adj.

   形容詞

   • 1. characterized by an absence of reasoning or intelligence a brute struggle for social superiority
   • ▪ merely physical we achieve little by brute force
   • ▪ fundamental, inescapable, and unpleasant the brute necessities of basic subsistence
3. • 更多解釋

   brute

   • IPA[bruːt]

   英式

   • n.
     a savagely violent person or animal: he was a cold-blooded brute
   • adj.
     characterized by an absence of reasoning or intelligence: a brute struggle for social superiority

   Oxford Dictionary