brutes

英 [bruːts]

美 [bruts]

n.  残酷的人; 暴君; 大野兽; 牲畜; 笨重难看的东西; 麻烦事
brute的复数

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

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